German Reichsbanknote One Hundred Mark Type 1910

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote One Hundred Mark Type 1910

Entry/Object ID

1976.008.127.1

Description

German Reichsbanknote Type 1910. Imperial banknote. Dated April 21, 1910. Accession number written on reverse at the bottom.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Reichsdruckerei

Date made

1883 - 1918

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Mark

Denomination

100

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Apr 21, 1910

Serial Number

3693873

Obverse

Description

Head in profile of Mercury on the left and head in profile of Minerva on the right in medallions. Crowned golden eagle. Imperial crown and insignia resting on oak leaves. Vertical prefix and numbering in red. Two seals of the Reichsbank in red. Texts in German. Signatures of the chairman and members of the board

Transcription

Reichsbanknote. Ein Hundert Mark zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legitimations- prüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote. 100 100 Berlin, den 10. September 1909. Reichsbankdirektorium HUNDERT 100 HUNDERT Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nach- gemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation

Reichsbank note. One hundred marks the Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin will pay the holder of this banknote without any legitimation check. 100 100 Berlin, September 10, 1909. Reichsbank Board of Directors ONE HUNDRED ONE HUNDRED Anyone who counterfeits or forges banknotes or procures counterfeit or forged banknotes and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years.

Reverse

Description

Text in German. In the distance, we can make out three warships sailing at sea. On the right, seated near an oak tree, a crowned allegory of Germania is leaning on a shield and holding an imperial sword in one hand. An anvil, a plow, a hammer, a caduceus and a bundle are placed at his feet. Vertical rectangle containing the watermark on the right. Horizontal prefix and numbering in red.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Wilhelm I

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

42

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4 in

Length

8-1/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper