Name/Title
German One Mark Type 1920- DarlehnskassenscheinEntry/Object ID
2004.004.138Description
German One Mark Type 1920. State loan note. Dated March 1, 1920. Accession number written on reverse at the bottom.Context
These banknotes issued between 1914 and 1922 by the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Reich debt administration). They were in use until the hyperinflation in 1923. These banknotes were not legal tender, however they had to be accepted by all public treasuries. Their value was guaranteed by loans on industrial and agricultural goods. Even without the status as legal tender Darlehenskassenscheine were a de facto currency widely used as a parallel currency to the Goldmark during WWI and the beginning of the Weimar Republic.Collection
BanknotesMade/Created
Bureau
ReichsdruckereiDate made
1914 - 1922Time Period
20th CenturyPlace of Origin
Country
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeBanknote Details
Banknote Type
State Loan NoteCurrency
German MarkDenomination
1Issuing Authority
Reich Debt AdministrationProduction Dates
Mar 1, 1920Serial Number
242497Obverse
Description
Frame and background made up of guilloche shapes. Seal of the Reichsschuldenverwaltung in red. Texts in German.Reverse
Description
Background made up of guilloche shapes. Rosettes and value in the center.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Pick NumberOther Number
58Dimensions
Width
2-3/8 inLength
3-1/2 in
