German Five Mark Type 1917- Darlehnskassenschein

Banknote

Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

German Five Mark Type 1917- Darlehnskassenschein

Entry/Object ID

1993.056.006.10

Description

German Five Mark Type 1917. State loan note. Accession number written on obverse on bottom. Dated August 1, 1917.

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

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Reichsdruckerei

Date made

1914 - 1922

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

State Loan Note

Currency

German Mark

Denomination

Issuing Authority

Reich Debt Administration

Production Dates

Aug 1, 1917

Serial Number

11293820

Obverse

Description

The note is printed in a blue/gray color, showing the face of a young woman with floral & foliage hair ornamentation (a wreath, perhaps), the note's numerical value and other design elements. Overprinted in black are the note's title/purpose (Darlehnskassenschein), a crest, the notes textual valuation (Fünf Mark), date, issuing authority, and signatures.

Transcription

Darlehnskassenschein Fünf Mark Berlin, den 1. August 1917 Reichsschuldenverwaltung Wer Darlehnskassenscheine nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation

Loan Receipt Five Marks Berlin, this 1st of August, 1917 Reichs Debt Administration Whosoever copies or falsifies loan receipts or acquires and puts copied or falsified notes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison time.

Reverse

Description

The reverse is printed in green. Two instances of the note's serial number are shown in red ink. Overprinted in black are the note's purpose (Darlehnskassenschein), value (numerical and text), and official seals (two) of the Debt Administration.

Transcription

Darlehnskassenschein Fünf Mark

Translation

Loan Receipt Five Marks

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

Dimensions

Width

3-1/8 in

Length

4-7/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper

Web Links and URLs

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note207554.html, https://www.numizon.com/en/banknote/germany-5-mark-type-1917-pick-56/deu-p56/