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1 000 000 Mark Maschinenbau-Anstalt Humboldt
| Issuer | Maschinenbau-Anstalt Humboldt, Cologne-Kalk |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Printer | W. Peipers & Co., Cologne, Germany |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed notgeld in green and dark blue on plain paper, framed by ornate guilloche borders with corner cartouches each inscribed '1 MILLION MARK'. The central upper panel carries the issuer name 'MASCHINENBAU-ANSTALT HUMBOLDT / KÖLN-KALK' in bold block lettering, below which the legend 'GUTSCHEIN ÜBER / EINE MILLION MARK' appears in large display type. The lower section bears the place and date 'KÖLN-KALK, 8. AUGUST 1923', a validity disclaimer in small text, a manuscript signature on behalf of 'DER VORSTAND', a printed serial number, and the printer's imprint 'W. PEIPERS & CO., KÖLN.' at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | MASCHINENBAU-ANSTALT HUMBOLDT KÖLN-KALK GUTSCHEIN ÜBER EINE MILLION MARK 1 MILLION MARK DIESER GUTSCHEIN VERLIERT SEINE GÜLTIGKEIT EINEN MONAT NACH AUF-KÜNDIGUNG IN DEN KÖLNER ORTSBLÄTTERN. DIE GESELLSCHAFT HAFTET FÜR DIE EINLÖSUNG. KÖLN-KALK, 8. AUGUST 1923. DER VORSTAND: W. PEIPERS & CO., KÖLN. |
| Reverse description | The entire reverse is covered by a uniform green fine-line guilloche underprint executed in intricate lathe-work. At centre, a large capital 'H' — the Humboldt initial — is rendered in a lighter guilloche tone, flanked symmetrically on either side by a vignette of two crossed hammers symbolic of the company's industrial and engineering character. No denomination or text appears on this side. |
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