Name/Title
German Two Mark Type 1922- DarlehnskassenscheinEntry/Object ID
2004.004.144Description
German Two Mark Type 1922. State loan note. Dated September 15, 1922. Accession number written on reverse at 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
2Issuing Authority
Reich Debt AdministrationProduction Dates
Sep 15, 1922Obverse
Description
Seal of the Reichsschuldenverwaltung in brown. Texts in German.Transcription
ReichsschuldenverwaltungTranslation
Reich Debt AdministrationReverse
Description
Background made up of guilloche shapes with the value in the center. Texts in German.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
62Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
2-5/8 inLength
3-1/2 in
