40 Groszy 1954 - Insurgents Attacking Russians


40 Groszy 1954 -  Insurgents Attacking Russians
Added by Maciej Pasztor
General Description : The Kościuszko Uprising was an uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Commonwealth of Poland and the Prussian partition in 1794. It was a failed attempt to liberate Poland and Lithuania from Russian influence after the Second Partition of Poland (1793) and the creation of the Targowica Confederation.
Material Gold
Face value 40 groszy
Catalog code (Michel) 882
Catalog code (Scott) 557
Catalog code Polish Stamps Catalog 740
Series 160th anniv. of the Insurrection of 1794.
Print run 1,556,500
Issue date 30/11/1954
Designer Wojciech Kossak; Grav:Stefan Łukaszewski
Paper type White; Middel Smooth
Print technique Steel engraving
Printed by PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych)
Perforation 12½ x 12¾ (harrow)
Height 26.50 mm
Width 47.50 mm
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