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100 Mark Reichsbanknote; two red seals
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1896-1908 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A large intaglio vignette of a deep blue Imperial eagle with outstretched wings, crown, and shield breastplate dominates the centre, overlaid with fraktur text in black and blue ink stating the denomination Ein Hundert Mark. Serial numbers are printed vertically in red on each side, with two red Reichsbank seals bearing the Imperial eagle at upper and lower right; a faint grey guilloche underprint of '100' appears at top centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 | 100 BANKNOTE 100 MARK 100 |
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The Reichsbank's 100 Mark series from this period was produced entirely in-house at the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin — one of the few state printing operations in Europe at the time capable of handling the full production cycle without contracting abroad. Paul Thumann was a prominent academic painter whose work here brought an unusually refined illustrative sensibility to what was otherwise a heavily intaglio-driven genre, while Hans Meyer's engraving translated that into the characteristic deep-bitten line work of German fiscal printing of the period.
The two red wax-effect seals are the quickest diagnostic for distinguishing this issue from related types in the series.