German Reichsbanknote Type 1923 Five Hundred Thousand Mark
Entry/Object ID
1988.087.037
Description
German Reichsbanknote Type 1923 Five Hundred Thousand Mark. Dated May 1, 1923/ Accession number written on obverse.
Collection
Banknotes
Made/Created
Date made
1918 - 1924
Time Period
20th Century
Place of Origin
Country
Germany
Region
Central Europe
Continent
Europe
Banknote Details
Banknote Type
Issued Note
Currency
German Mark
Denomination
500,000
Issuing Authority
Reichsbank
Production Dates
May 1, 1923
Serial Number
02443416
Obverse
Description
Black print and dark green design elements over wavy line underprint in green and grey over vertical line underprint in lilac. Portrait of a man wearing Jacobite cap left and right. Two seals of the Reichsbank in gray.
Transcription
Reichsbanknote
Fünfhunderttausend Mark
zahlt die Reichsbank=
hauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote
dem Einlieferer
Berlin, den 1. Mai 1923
Reichsbankdirektorium
Translation
The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note five Hundred Thousand Marks.
Berlin, the 1st of May, 1923
The Reichsbank Directorate
Reverse
Description
Black print over the Reichsadler (Imperial eagle) in dark green. This over wavy line underprint in red and green. Left margin-watermark area is blue-tinted.
Transcription
Reichsbanknote
500 000
Fünfhunderttausend Mark
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder
nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird
mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft
Translation
Five Hundred Thousand Marks
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.
