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
20
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.
