100 Mark overstamp on 5 Mark

€267,765.00
IssuerGera (Thuringia), City of
Year1922
TypeLocal banknote
Value100 Mark
CurrencyMark (1914-1924)
CompositionPaper
Size125 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
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Engraver(s)
In circulation to8 November 1922
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionRevaluation of the `blue-on`blue` 5-Mark note (see Reference below).  Blue print on blue underprint with heavy, black overprint stamp. The revaluation stamp shows the note`s revaulation in numerical and text form as well as a replacement of the Council-member`s signature with that of the then-current mayor.  Serial number remains evident at the top center of the note in red, as does the small embossed seal at lower center on notes in sufficiently good condition (not common)  Oak leaf border along left, lower and right sides.
Reverse descriptionBlue on blue underprint with heavy, black overprint stamp. Image of Gera Town Hall at left
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionThe note is printed on watermarked paper. See 5-mark note referenced below.
Obverse letteringGutschein der Haupt- u. Residenzstadt Gera 100 M. Hundert Mark Gera, d. 25. Sept. 1922 Oberbürgermeister
(Translation: Voucher of the Capital- and Residential- City of Gera One Hundred Marks  Gera, the 25th of September 1922)
Reverse letteringGutschein 100 Mark ---------------- zahlt die Kämmerei- Hauptkasse für diesen Schein bis 8. Nov. 1922 ---------------- Gutschein der Haupt- u. Residenzstadt Gera
(Translation: Voucher  100 Marks will be paid for this note by the consolidated main bank until the 8th of Nov. 1922)
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Catalog ID6522646770
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