German Reichskreditkassenschein Five Reichsmark-1940-1945
Description
German Reichskreditkassenschein Five Reichsmark-1940-1945
Context
A few weeks after the beginning of the Second World War, Reichskreditkassenscheine were introduced, which were issued instead of cash at offices of the occupation authorities and partly also to the soldiers of the Wehrmacht in Poland and later in other occupied countries. This was intended to keep the Reichsmark within the German Reich and to prevent a creeping inflationary development in one's own country. Legal tender alongside the currency of the country in numerous occupied countries and territories during WWII.
Collection
Banknotes
Made/Created
Date made
1940 - 1945
Time Period
20th Century
Place of Origin
Country
Germany
Region
Central Europe
Continent
Europe
Banknote Details
Banknote Type
Issued Note
Currency
German Reichsmark
Denomination
5
Issuing Authority
Reichsbank
Production Dates
1940 - 1945
Serial Number
1102060
Obverse
Description
Black print over grey underprint.
Series and serial number appear in red at bottom center.
Man with a farm tool on his left shoulder
Man with a hammer on his left shoulder
Transcription
Fünf Reichsmark
Ausgegeben auf Grund der Verordnung über Reichskreditkassen.
Hauptverwaltung der Reichskreditkassen
Translation
Five Reichsmark
Issued on the basis of the Ordinance regulating Reichs Credit Banks.
Main Administration of the Reichs Credit Bank
