German Reichsbanknote Five Thousand Mark Type 1922

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote Five Thousand Mark Type 1922

Entry/Object ID

1979.001.013

Description

German Reichsbanknote Five Thousand Mark Type 1922. Dated December 2, 1922. Accession number written on reverse at bottom.

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

5,000

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Dec 2, 1922

Serial Number

742046

Obverse

Description

Prefix and numbering in brown. "Merchant Imhof" (1521) by the German painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Two seals of the Reichsbank in brown. Signatures of the chairman of the board members.

Transcription

Fünftausend Mark zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer Vom 1. April 1923 ab kann diese Banknote aufgerufen und unter Umtausch gegen andere gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel eingezogen werden Berlin, den 2. Dezember 1922 Reichsbankdirektorium

Translation

The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note five thousand marks. Beginning the 1st of April 1923 this note may be recalled and collected in exchange for other legal tender. Berlin, the 2nd of December, 1922 Reichs Bank Directorate

Reverse

Description

The Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) crest appears in the right margin at top and bottom. Anti-counterfeit warning appears at bottom center.

Transcription

Fünftausend Mark Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nach- gemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation

Five 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

81

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-1/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper