55 Groszy 1938 - The Constitution of May 3


55 Groszy 1938 - The Constitution of May 3
Added by Maciej Pasztor
General Description : The Constitution of May 3, 1791 (Polish: Konstytucja Trzeciego Maja) was adopted as a "Government Act" on that date by the Sejm (parliament) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Historian Norman Davies calls it "the first constitution of its type in Europe"; other scholars also refer to it as the world's second oldest constitution.
Material Gold
Face value 55 Groszy
Catalog code (Scott) 328
Catalog code Polish Stamps Catalog 318
Series 20th anniv. of Poland’s independence.
Print run 15,000,000
Issue date 11/11/1938
Designer Wacław Boratyński; Grav: J. Piwczyk
Paper type White
Print technique Engraving
Printed by PWPW (Polska Wytwórnia Papierow Wartosciowych)
Perforation 12½ x 12 3/4 harrow (Polish catalog)
Height 27.50 mm
Width 22.50 mm
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