60 groszy - Karol Świerczewski ("Walter")


60 groszy - Karol Świerczewski ("Walter")
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General Description : 15th death anniv. of General Karol Świerczewski ("Walter")
Karol Wacław Świerczewski; callsign Walter; 22 February 1897 – 28 March 1947) 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 War (1920) he fought on the Soviet side and was wounded.
Face value 60 groszy
Catalog code (Michel) 1318
Catalog code (Scott) 1065
Catalog code Polish Stamps Catalog 1170
Stamp colour Black
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 2,192,000
Issue date 14/07/1962
Designer Seweryn Jasiński; Grav: Jerzy Miller
Paper type White; Thin; Smooth
Print technique Steel engraving
Printed by PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych)
Perforation 11 x 11¼ (harrow)
Height 36.30 mm
Width 23.80 mm
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