German Reichsbanknote One Thousand Mark Type 1903

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote One Thousand Mark Type 1903

Entry/Object ID

1976.008.126.1

Description

German Reichsbanknote One Thousand Mark Type 1903. Red seal. Imperial banknote. Dated October 10, 1903. Accession number on reverse at bottom

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Reichsdruckerei

Date made

1883 - 1918

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Mark

Denomination

1,000

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Oct 10, 1903

Serial Number

145440

Obverse

Description

Text with decorated initials. Crowned golden eagle in the center in brown. Vertical prefix and numbering in red. Two seals of the Reichsbank in red on the left and on the right. Texts in German. Signatures of the chairman and board members

Transcription

Ein Tausend Mark zahlt die Rechsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legi= timationsprüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote. 1000 Berlin, den 10. Oktober 1903. Reichsbankdirektorium Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation

The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note 1000 Reichsmark without proof of identity. Berlin, the 10th of Oktober 1903 Reichsbank Directorate 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 time.

Reverse

Description

Two female allegories symbolizing Navigation (paddle) on the left and abundance (Cornucopia) on the right. The two women frame the imperial eagle contained in a wreath of fruits and flowers. Above, an imperial crown resting on laurel branches. On the sides, arabesques containing the value. Horizontal prefix and numbering in red.

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

23

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4-5/16 in

Length

7-3/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper