German Two Mark Type 1920. State loan note. Dated March 1, 1920. Accession number is written on obverse at bottom.
Context
These banknotes issued between 1914 and 1922 by the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Reich debt administration). They were in use until the hyperinflation in 1923.
These banknotes were not legal tender, however they had to be accepted by all public treasuries. Their value was guaranteed by loans on industrial and agricultural goods. Even without the status as legal tender Darlehenskassenscheine were a de facto currency widely used as a parallel currency to the Goldmark during WWI and the beginning of the Weimar Republic.
Collection
Banknotes
Made/Created
Bureau
Reichsdruckerei
Date made
1914 - 1922
Time Period
20th Century
Place of Origin
Country
Germany
Region
Central Europe
Continent
Europe
Banknote Details
Banknote Type
State Loan Note
Currency
German Mark
Denomination
2
Issuing Authority
Reich Debt Administration
Production Dates
Mar 1, 1920
Serial Number
860708
Obverse
Description
Frame and background made up of guilloche shapes. Seal of the Reichsschuldenverwaltung in brown. Texts in German.
Reverse
Description
Background made up of guilloche shapes. Rosettes and value in the center. Two imperial eagles in medallions.
