| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1 000 000 000 Mark (1 000 000 000) |
| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| In circulation to | 5 July 1925 |
| Reference(s) | P#113 |
| Obverse description | Black print on brown underprint, including the Reichsadler crest (German eagle heraldry). Brown tint vertically along right 1/3 of the note. Series number appears in either green or black; serial number apperas in green- both at the top of the note. Red overprint diagonally across note and vertically along right. Watermark in right margin showing note`s original denomination (1000) in a braid design. |
| Reverse description | Brown print. Note`s value in the center, anti-counterfeiting warning in scroll along the bottom. Red overprint diagonally across note |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | The note is watermarked vertically along the right (as viewed from obverse). The watermark shows the note`s original denomination (1000) in a braid design. |
| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote
Eine Milliarde Mark
zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer
Berlin, den 15. Dezember 1922
Reichsbankdirektorium
(Translation: Reichs Banknote One Billion Marks The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note 1 billion Marks. Berlin, the 15th of December 1922 Reichs Bank Directorate |
| Reverse lettering | Reichsbanknote
R B D
Eine Milliarde Mark
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nach=
gemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Ver=
kehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren
bestraft (Translation: Reichs Banknote R B D (abbreviation for Reichs Bank Directorate) One Billion Marks Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified notes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison time.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 7705855710 |
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