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1000 Mark Reichsbanknote; one red seal
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1884-1891 |
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| Reference(s) | P#13 |
| Obverse description | Imperial eagle underprint at centre, with the large ornate Gothic-script title 'Reichsbanknote' across the top and 'Ein Tausend Mark' below in elaborate calligraphic lettering. The denomination numeral '1000' appears in a guilloche panel at centre, flanked on each side by the printed serial number. A single red wax-style seal of the Reichsbank is placed at lower left, with multiple manuscript signatures of the Reichsbankdirektorium below the date line 'Berlin, den 2. Januar 1884.' Penalty text against counterfeiting appears in two columns in the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote. Ein Tausend Mark zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legitimationsprüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote. 1000 Berlin, den 2. Januar 1884. Reichsbankdirektorium Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. (x2) (Translation: The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the bearer of this note 1000 Reichsmark without proof of identity. Berlin, the 2nd of January 1884. 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 time.) |
| Reverse description | Richly engraved intaglio vignette occupying the full face, with two classical allegorical female figures — representing Navigation at left, holding a trident, and Agriculture at right, holding a sheaf — flanking the elaborate crowned Imperial arms of Germany at centre. The central coat of arms bears the single-headed Imperial eagle in black with the Hohenzollern shield on its breast, surrounded by intricate foliate scrollwork. The denomination '1000' appears in oval cartouches at lower left and lower right, and the entire composition is framed by a decorative guilloche border. |
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