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1 Mark Darlehnskasse Ost
| Issuer | Darlehnskasse Ost |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Size | 125 × 78 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | DARLEHNSKASSENSCHEIN EINE MARK Kowno, den 4. April 1918 1 1 DARLEHNSKASSE OST Die Einlösung der Darlehnskassenscheine der Darlehnskasse Ost in Reichsmark zum Nennwert ist vom Deutschen Reich gewährleistet. (Translation: LOAN RECEIPT ONE MARK Kaunas, 4th of April 1918 1 1 LOAN OFFICE EAST The redemption of the loan receipt of the loan office east in Reichsmarks at face value is guaranteed by the German Empire.) |
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| Reverse lettering | Wer Darlehnskassenscheine nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus bis zu acht Jahren bestraft. (Translation: Anyone who counterfeits or forges loan receipts, or procures counterfeit or forged loan receipts and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by penal labor for up to eight years.) Airdeou kafes šihme Weena marka Skolinamosios kasos ženklas Viena markė Kas aisdewu kafes šihmes pakaltaifa waj wilto, waj ari pakaltaifitas waj wiltotas few eegahda un ziteem išdod, tas teek fodits ar špaidudarbeem lihdf astoni gadeem. Kas padirba melagingus skolinamosios kasos ženklus arba tikruosius perdirba, arba padirbtus ar perdirbtus ima ir juos į vartojimą skleidžia, bus baudžiamas katarga iki aštuonių metų. |
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The Darlehnskassen Ost were German military loan offices established in occupied Eastern territories during World War I, issuing their own currency to manage the economic extraction of resources from Poland, Lithuania, and the broader Ober Ost zone. These notes were deliberately kept separate from the Reichsmark system — the German high command did not want occupation-era inflation bleeding back into the domestic economy.
The 1 Mark denomination from 1918 sits at the tail end of the series, issued as German control over the East was already collapsing ahead of the November armistice. Notes from this final production run circulated only briefly before the political situation made them worthless.