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10 Marks type 1947
| Issuer | French Treasury |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 | 10 DIX MARK | MARK 10 SARRE 1947 |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 | 10 SAAR 1947 | MARK 10 ZEHN MARK LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA | DER NACHDRUCK WIRD MIT PUNI DES PEINES PREVUES | DEN DURCH DAS GESETZ VER- PAR LA LOI. | FUGTEN STRAFEN BESTRAFT. |
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This note belongs to the Allied Military Currency framework that France administered over its occupation zone in postwar Germany. The French Treasury, rather than a German issuing authority, was responsible for these marks — a deliberate arrangement that kept monetary control out of German hands during the early occupation period. The Imprimerie de la Banque de France printed the series in Paris, which is consistent with France's practice of handling occupation currency domestically rather than in the field.
Deloche and Bornet were both established engravers on the Banque de France's regular staff roster, which explains the relatively polished execution for what was essentially a transitional occupation instrument.