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 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | On September 1, 1939, the city was bombed by the German Luftwaffe in the first action of World War II. ). German bombers destroyed most of the town centre, including a clearly marked hospital and the historic Gothic church, and killed nearly 1,300 civilians. Three-quarters of the town was destroyed. The casualty rate was more than twice as high as Guernica. No Polish military units were present in the town at that time. |
| Material | Gold |
| Face value | 2,40 Zloty |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog Pl-4296 |
| Series | Defensive War 1939 |
| Print run | 800,000 |
| Issue date | 01/09/2009 |
| Designer | Jacek Dąbrowski |
| Paper type | Fluorescent |
| Print technique | Rotogravure |
| Printed by | PWPW SA (Polska Wytwórnia Papierow Wartosciowych SA) |
| Height | 31.25 mm |
| Width | 43.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
