German Reichsbanknote Type 1923 Five Hundred Thousand Mark

Banknote

Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote Type 1923 Five Hundred Thousand Mark

Entry/Object ID

1988.087.037

Description

German Reichsbanknote Type 1923 Five Hundred Thousand Mark. Dated May 1, 1923/ Accession number written on obverse.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1918 - 1924

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Mark

Denomination

500,000

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

May 1, 1923

Serial Number

02443416

Obverse

Description

Black print and dark green design elements over wavy line underprint in green and grey over vertical line underprint in lilac. Portrait of a man wearing Jacobite cap left and right. Two seals of the Reichsbank in gray.

Transcription

Reichsbanknote Fünfhunderttausend Mark zahlt die Reichsbank= hauptkasse in Berlin gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer Berlin, den 1. Mai 1923 Reichsbankdirektorium

Translation

The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note five Hundred Thousand Marks. Berlin, the 1st of May, 1923 The Reichsbank Directorate

Reverse

Description

Black print over the Reichsadler (Imperial eagle) in dark green. This over wavy line underprint in red and green. Left margin-watermark area is blue-tinted.

Transcription

Reichsbanknote 500 000 Fünfhunderttausend Mark Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft

Translation

Five Hundred Thousand Marks Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified banknotes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison.

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

3-11/16 in

Length

6-11/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper

Web Links and URLs

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note207364.html, https://www.numizon.com/en/banknote/germany-reichsbanknotes-500000-mark-type-1923-pick-88/deu-p88/