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10 Deutsche Mark
| Issuer | Bank Deutscher Länder |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Value | 10 Deutsche Mark (10 DEM) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER ZEHN DEUTSCHE MARK SERIE 1949 |
| Reverse description | The reverse repeats the same central allegorical vignette of Justice flanked by two figures, rendered in a predominantly blue intaglio print identical in composition to the obverse, with guilloche rosette numerals '10' at left and right. The bank title 'BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER' is inscribed at the top and 'ZEHN DEUTSCHE MARK' along the lower panel. Serial number is printed in black at upper left and upper right. |
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The Bank Deutscher Länder was the transitional central bank established by the Western Allied occupation authorities in 1948, before the Bundesbank existed. These notes were issued in the immediate aftermath of the June 1948 currency reform that replaced the thoroughly debased Reichsmark — one of the most consequential monetary resets in postwar European history. The American Bank Note Company's Ottawa, New York facility handled the contract, not an unusual arrangement given that West German printing infrastructure was still compromised.
The series is notoriously prone to edge toning and paper brittleness, attributed to the specific cotton stock used. Circulated examples frequently show diagonal fold stress at the center.