German Reichsbanknote Fifty Reichsmark Type 1924- Hans Holbein Issue

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote Fifty Reichsmark Type 1924- Hans Holbein Issue

Entry/Object ID

1979.017.013

Description

German Fifty Reichsmark Type 1924- Hans Holbein Issue. Dated October 11, 1924. Accession number written on reverse at top. Writing is also found on left side of reverse in cursive.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Reichsdruckerei

Date made

1924 - 1925

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Reichsmark

Denomination

50

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Oct 11, 1924

Serial Number

4413664

Obverse

Description

Description of the front: Texts in German. Prefix and numbering in red. Portrait of a Young Merchant by Hans Holbein the Younger. A seal of the Reichsbank in black. Background composed of guilloche shapes. Letter printed as an overprint in the center.

Reverse

Description

Background made up of guilloche shapes, rosettes with the value in the center. Text in German.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

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

177

Dimensions

Width

3-5/16 in

Length

6-11/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper