German Reichsbanknote Twenty Mark Type 1914

Name/Title

German Reichsbanknote Twenty Mark Type 1914

Entry/Object ID

1993.056.006.2

Description

German Reichsbanknote Twenty Mark Type 1914. Dated February 19, 1914. Accession number written on reverse at bottom. Imperial banknote.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

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

20

Issuing Authority

Reichsbank

Production Dates

Feb 19, 1914

Serial Number

6258338

Obverse

Description

Blue print on blue underprint and tan/beige underprint. The Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) appears at upper right. Serial number is printed in red vertically along the left and right margins. Two red seals of the Reichs Bank Directorate appear at lower left and right, the latter with the anti-counterfeit warning overprinted in blue

Transcription

Zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legitimationsprüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote. Berlin, den 19. Februar 1914. Reichbankdirektotium Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder ver= fälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird mit Zucht= haus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation

The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note 20 Marks without proof of identity. Berlin, the 19th of February 1914. 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.

Reverse

Description

Central guilloche design element containing note's value printed in red and blue with a tan/beige underprint over the entire note. The serial number appears in red at upper and lower center. The underprint letter appears in light green to the left of the upper serial number and appears to be precisely aligned with the underprint letter on the obverse. The left portion of the note appears darker due to a higher concentration of blue fibers. Anti-counterfeit warning is printed vertically along the left and right sides.

Transcription

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

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

46

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-3/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper