| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 100 Mark |
| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 207 × 102 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#43 |
| Obverse description | So-called `Battleship Note.` Blue-printed note over blue underprint. Depictions of Mercury and of Ceres, both above depictions of the Reichsadler - the Imperial Eagle. Central rectangle shows note`s valuation, etc. with underprint of the Imperial crown, staff, and sword with rays emanating outward. Serial number printed vertically in green along both the left and right of the main, bordered pane. Green-colored seals of the Reichsbank Directorate appear at lower portion of this pane. Anti-counterfeit warning appears at lower left- and lower right corners of this pane. A watermark-pane is at left. |
| Reverse description | Dark-blue-printed note on an underprint of very small dots gives the appearance of the paper being darker across the main, bordered pane and lighter at the watermark-pane. Germania seated under an oak tree with shield and sword. Next to her is shown the symbols/tools of agriculture, industry, and medicine (plow, anvil & staff). At left, ships of the Imperial fleet. The serial number is shown in green at upper and lower center, and at the bottom of the watermark pane as well. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | The note includes a margin-watermark showing Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm I. |
| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote.
Ein Hundert Mark
zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legitimations=
prüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote.
100 100
Berlin, den 21. April 1910.
Reichsbankdirektorium
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder
verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder
verfälschte sich verschafft und in
Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus
nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. (Translation: The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note 100 Marks without proof of identity. Berlin, the 21st of April 1910 Reichsbank Directorate Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified banknotes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison.) |
| Reverse lettering | 100 | 100
Ein Hundert Mark.
100 | 100 (Translation: One Hundred Marks.) |
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| Catalog ID | 6066698520 |
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