German Reichsbanknote Five Reichsmarks

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote Five Reichsmarks

Entry/Object ID

2019.007.023

Description

German Reichsbanknote Five Reichsmarks. Dated August 1, 1942. Accession number written on reverse at bottom.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1942

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Paul Scheurich

Role

Designer

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Reichsmark

Denomination

5

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Aug 1, 1942

Serial Number

11023137

Obverse

Description

Young man's head

Transcription

Reichsbanksnote Fünf Reichsmark Ausgegeben auf Grund des Gesetzes über die Deutsche Reichsbank vom 15. Juni 1939. Berlin, den 1. August 1942. Der Präsident der Deutschen Reichsbank

Translation

Imperial banknote Five Reichsmark Issued under the Law on the German Reichsbank of June 15, 1939. Berlin, August 1, 1942. The President of the German Reichsbank

Reverse

Description

Lion monument in front of the Braunschweig cathedral

Transcription

5 Reichsmark 5 5 Reichsbanknote 5 Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation

5 Reichsmark 5 5 Imperial banknote 5 Wo copies or falsified banknotes or acquired copied or falsified banknotes or brings them in circulation will be punished with prison for not less than two years.

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

186

Dimensions

Width

2-13/16 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Composition

Material

Paper