German Reichsbanknote Twenty Reichsmark Type 1929 Great Men of the 19th Century Issue

Banknote

Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote Twenty Reichsmark Type 1929 "Great Men of the 19th Century" Issue

Entry/Object ID

1980.076.031

Description

German Reichsbanknote Twenty Reichsmark Type 1929 "Great Men of the 19th Century" Issue. Dated January 22, 1929.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Reichsdruckerei

Date made

1929 - 1933

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Reichsmark

Denomination

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Jan 22, 1929

Serial Number

18435262

Obverse

Description

Texts in German. Prefix and numbering in red. Portrait of the German industrialist and inventor Werner von Siemens (1816-1892). A seal of the Reichsbank in brown. Background composed of guilloche shapes.

Transcription

Reichsbanknote Zwanzig Reichsmark Ausgegeben auf Grund des Bank- gesetzes vom 30. August 1924. Berlin, den 22 Januar 1929 Reichsbankdirektorium

Translation

Reichsbanknote Twenty Reichsmark Issued on the basis of the bank law of August 30, 1924. Berlin, January 22, 1929 Reichsbank Directorate

Reverse

Description

Description of the back: Background made up of guilloche shapes. Allegorical figures with two seated cherubs holding tools. In the center, a medallion containing a portrait of a young man holding a hammer. 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

181

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-1/8 in

Length

6-5/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper

Web Links and URLs

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note204645.html, https://www.numizon.com/en/banknote/germany-20-reichsmark-type-1929-pick-181/deu-p181/