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1000 Mark not issued
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Size | 190 × 110 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REICHSBANKNOTE DRUCKPROBE (x4) Muster-Abdruck — werthlos (x2) 1000 EIN TAUSEND MARK zahlt die Reichsbank Hauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legitimations-Prüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote. Berlin, den 1. Januar 1876 Reichsbank-Directorium Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. (x4) (Translation: Print trial Sample print - worthless One thousand Mark will pay the Reichsbank main cashier's office in Berlin to the bearer of this banknote without verification of legitimacy. Berlin, January 1, 1876 Reichsbank Board of Directors Anyone who counterfeits or falsifies banknotes or obtains counterfeit or falsified banknotes and puts them into circulation will be punished with imprisonment for no less than two years.) |
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| Reverse lettering | EIN TAUSEND MARK Muster-Abdruck — werthlos (x2) Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. № 000000 a. № 000000 a. (Translation: One thousand Mark Sample print - worthless Anyone who counterfeits or falsifies banknotes or obtains counterfeit or falsified banknotes and puts them into circulation will be punished with imprisonment for no less than two years.) |
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The Reichsbank was established by the Banking Act of 14 March 1875, replacing the Prussian Bank and formally opening on 1 January 1876. This 1000 Mark note belongs to the inaugural issue of that new institution — a denomination aimed squarely at wholesale commerce and interbank settlement rather than everyday use. The fact that it was never issued almost certainly reflects the cautious rollout of Reichsbank paper in the early years, when public confidence in banknotes over specie was still being built.
Unissued examples survive in collector hands, but the absence of any circulation history makes authentication of individual specimens worth scrutiny.