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| Issuer | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank |
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| Year | 1915-1917 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | A typeset emergency Interims-Banknote with the German Imperial eagle vignette at upper left, the central text block bearing the issuing bank's name, promise-to-pay clause, denomination in both numerals and words, place of issue (Daressalam/Tabora), date of 1 November 1915, and authority inscription. Two manuscript signatures in the lower portion, one rendered in violet ink, appear beneath the branch designation Zweigniederlassung Daressalam. The entire note is framed by a guilloche border of repeating cross ornaments. |
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| Obverse lettering | Interims-Banknote Die Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank zahlt bei ihren Kassen im D.O.A. Schutzgebiet dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote ohne Legitimationsprüfung Eine Rupie 1 Daressalam/Tabora 1. November 1915. Kraft besonderer Ermächtigung. Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank Zweigniederlassung Daressalam In Vollmacht. |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a handstamped or overprinted letter Z identifying the Tabora branch series, with two original serial numbers crossed out and two replacement serial numbers inscribed by hand, a practice reflecting the wartime reissue and revalidation procedures of the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank. |
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