Added by | Maciej Pasztor |
General Description : | Karol Wacław Świerczewski (callsign Walter) born on 22 February 1897 in Warsaw, died on 28 March 1947 at Jabłonki, near Baligród) was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II. During the Polish-Soviet (1919-1921) War he fought on the Soviet side |
Material | Gold |
Face value | 45+15 groszy |
Catalog code (Michel) | 726 |
Catalog code (Scott) | B65 (Sem-Postal) |
Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 588 |
Series | The 5th anniversary of the death of general Karol Świerczewski |
Print run | 2.052.000 |
Issue date | 28/03/1952 |
Designer | Czesław Słania |
Paper type | White; Thin Smooth |
Print technique | Steel engraving |
Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
Perforation | 12½ x 12¾ (harrow) |
Height | 27.60 mm |
Width | 22.20 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |