Black print on brown underprint, including the Reichsadler crest (German eagle heraldry). Brown tint vertically along right 1/3 of the note. Series number appears in either green or black; serial number apperas in green- both at the top of the note. Watermark in right margin showing note`s denomination in a braid design.
Reverse description
Brown print. Note`s value in the center, anti-counterfeiting warning in scroll along the bottom.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
The note has a watermark along the right margin (as viewed from
obverse. The watermark shows the note`s denomination (1000) in a
braid design
Obverse lettering
Reichsbanknote
Eintausend
Mark
zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer
Berlin, den 15. Dezember 1922
Reichsbankdirektorium
(Translation: Reichs Banknote The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note 1000 (1 billion) Marks. Berlin, the 15th of December 1922 Reichs Bank Directorate )
Reverse lettering
Reichsbanknote
R B D
1000
Mark
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nach=
gemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Ver=
kehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren
bestraft (Translation: Reichs Banknote R B D (abbreviation for Reichs Bank Directorate) 1000 Marks Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified notes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison time.)