| Issuer | Essen, City of |
| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 1 000 000 000 Mark (1 000 000 000) |
| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 160 × 93 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Orange-red background with mosaic squared pattern and wavy border. Wavy-lined rosette in centre with large `1`. `1 Milliarde Mark` to right of bordered rectangle with swirls flanking the `1` and below `Mark`. |
| Reverse description | Orange-red rectangle with wavy lines in background and border, bearing diamond with corners reaching rectangle edge. Reads `NOTGELD DER STADT ESSEN` on each side and small circle in each corner. Circle in centre of diamond with Essen coat of arms. Large brown letters reading `MK. 1000 000 000 MK.` above and below the rectangle, with `000 000` smaller and raised on two wavy lines. Fainter `1 MILLIARDE` in each corner of the rectangle. |
| Signature(s) | Translation: One Billion Marks (1000 Million) The city of Essen pays the bearer of this note 1 month after it is called up in the Essen daily newspapers. Essen on the 15 September 1923 The Lord Mayor: (Signature) Reverse Orange-red rectangle with wavy li |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Mosaic pattern watermark. |
| Obverse lettering | Eine Milliarde Mark
(1000 Millionen)
zahlt die Stadt Essen dem Einlieferer dieses Scheines 1 Monat nach
Aufruf in den Essener Tageszeitungen.
Essen
am 15. September 1923
Der Oberbürgermeister: (Signature) (Translation: One Billion Marks (1000 Million) The city of Essen pays the bearer of this note 1 month after it is called up in the Essen daily newspapers. Essen on the 15 September 1923 The Lord Mayor: (Signature)) |
| Reverse lettering | MK. 1000 000 000 MK.
1 MILLIARDE (in each corner of rectangle
NOTGELD DER STADT ESSEN
NOTGELD DER STADT ESSEN
NOTGELD DER STADT ESSEN
NOTGELD DER STADT ESSEN
MK. 1000 000 000 MK. (Translation: Mark 1000 000 000 Mark 1 Billion Emergency Money of the City of Essen Emergency Money of the City of Essen Emergency Money of the City of Essen Emergency Money of the City of Essen Mark 1000 000 000 Mark) |
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| Catalog ID | 8429846760 |
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