Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa

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Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa was a Polish state financial institution established during World War I that served as an early central bank-like body, notably issuing the Polish marka currency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank-like institution
financial institution
state bank
controlledBy occupational authorities of the German Empire (initially)
country Poland
currencyIssued Polish marka
dissolutionReason creation of Bank Polski SA as central bank
replacement of the Polish marka by the złoty
dissolved 1924
establishedBy German occupation authorities
establishedDuring German occupation of Poland
surface form: German occupation of Poland in World War I
function issuing treasury notes
managing circulation of the Polish marka
headquartersLocation Warsaw
historicalEra World War I and early Second Polish Republic
historicalSignificance one of the first modern Polish monetary authorities
inception 1916
jurisdiction Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918)
surface form: Kingdom of Poland (1916–1918)

Second Polish Republic
languageOfName Polish
laterControlledBy authorities of the Second Polish Republic
legalForm state institution
locatedIn Warsaw
mainRole issuing banknotes
provisional central banking functions
monopolyOn issuance of Polish marka banknotes
nativeName Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa self-link
operatedAs temporary central bank of Poland
operatedInPeriod World War I
interwar period
operationalFocus short-term credit
state finance support
predecessorCurrency German mark in occupied territories
Russian ruble (Empire)
surface form: Russian ruble in former Congress Poland
product Polish marka
purpose to create a separate Polish currency system
to provide credit to the Polish economy
regionServed territory of Poland
relatedTo history of the Polish złoty
monetary history of Poland
replacedBy National Bank of Poland
surface form: Bank Polski SA
sector banking
public finance
shortName PKKP
status defunct
successor Bank Polski SA
typeOfBanknotesIssued marka polska banknotes

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Polish marka issuer Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa
Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa nativeName Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa self-link