Name/Title
German Reichskreditkassenschein Five Reichsmark-1940-1945Description
German Reichskreditkassenschein Five Reichsmark-1940-1945Context
A few weeks after the beginning of the Second World War, Reichskreditkassenscheine were introduced, which were issued instead of cash at offices of the occupation authorities and partly also to the soldiers of the Wehrmacht in Poland and later in other occupied countries. This was intended to keep the Reichsmark within the German Reich and to prevent a creeping inflationary development in one's own country. Legal tender alongside the currency of the country in numerous occupied countries and territories during WWII.Collection
BanknotesMade/Created
Date made
1940 - 1945Time Period
20th CenturyPlace of Origin
Country
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeBanknote Details
Banknote Type
Issued NoteCurrency
German ReichsmarkDenomination
5Issuing Authority
ReichsbankProduction Dates
1940 - 1945Serial Number
1102060Obverse
Description
Black print over grey underprint.
Series and serial number appear in red at bottom center.
Man with a farm tool on his left shoulder
Man with a hammer on his left shoulderTranscription
Fünf Reichsmark
Ausgegeben auf Grund der Verordnung über Reichskreditkassen.
Hauptverwaltung der ReichskreditkassenTranslation
Five Reichsmark
Issued on the basis of the Ordinance regulating Reichs Credit Banks.
Main Administration of the Reichs Credit BankReverse
Description
Reichstag (German Parliament) entranceTranscription
Geldfälschung wird mit Zuchthaus beftraftTranslation
Counterfeiting will be punished with prisonLexicon
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
R138Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
2-13/16 inLength
4-7/8 in
