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10 000 000 Mark linen issue
| Issuer | Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in orange-red and dark grey-black on white linen, the obverse is dominated by large numeral '10' denominators in each corner, with a central ornate cartouche bearing the Gothic-script inscription 'Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld' and the denomination 'Millionen M.' in elaborate letterpress. Above the cartouche, a silhouetted vignette in dark ink illustrates a rural scene with farm animals and buildings, flanked by circular medallion portraits at mid-left and mid-right. The entire design is framed by continuous text in small red typeface along all four borders, with the date 'Bielefeld, den 9.9.23' and the issuing authority 'Stadtkämmerei' inscribed below the central cartouche. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, likewise printed on white linen in orange-red and dark grey-black, carries a large central cartouche in Gothic script reading 'Zehn Millionen Mark' with the payment promise of the Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld, dated Bielefeld, 9.9.1923, redeemable at all cashier offices. Above the cartouche, a silhouetted vignette shows cats prowling around a domed structure labelled 'Das Ruhrkohlengebiet – Deutschlands Mausefalle,' serving as a political allegory of the Ruhr occupation. The border is filled with dense orange lace-like guilloche patterns at the corners and continuous political quotation text running along all four edges, with the printer's imprint 'Druck: E. Gundlach A.G. Bielefeld' at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BEHALTEN DIE FRANZOSEN DEN RHEIN, SO HABE ICH MEIN DEUTSCHES VATERLAND VERLOREN. ICH MUSS MIR EIN ANDERES GERMANISCHES VATERLAND SUCHEN, WEIL MEIN DEUTSCHLAND U. MEINE LIEBE DAHIN SIND DAS RUHRKOHLENGEBIET – DEUTSCHLANDS MAUSEFALLE Zehn Millionen Mark Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld zahle gegen diesen Scheck aus Guthaben an uns oder Überbringer BIELEFELD, 9.9.1923 Deutschlands Feinde, die Nagetiere des Völkerbundes, zerstören brutal Deutschlands Wirtschaft am Rhein u.a. Ruhr EINGELÖST WIRD DIESER SCHECK VON ALLEN KASSEN IN BIELEFELD U. IM KREISEHALLE DRUCK: E. GUNDLACH A.G. BIELEFELD |
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