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2 Mark Emergency Issue - WWI
| Issuer | Internationale Bank in Luxemburg |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Emergency banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on a yellow-brown geometric underprint, with the bank title 'Die Internationale Bank in Luxemburg' in large Gothic script across the top. The denomination 'Zwei Mark' appears in bold at centre, flanked by two serial numbers, above the text 'Deutsche Reichswährung' and the issue date 'Luxemburg, den 5. August 1914.' The lower portion bears three manuscript signatures alongside printed designations for the Grand Ducal Commissioner, the Bank Directorate, and the Control Officer, with an anti-counterfeiting notice at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Die Internationale Bank in Luxemburg zahlt dem Inhaber dieser Banknote ZWEI MARK Deutsche Reichswährung Luxemburg, den 5. August 1914. Der Grossh. Commissar Die Bankdirektion Eingetragen Der Controllbeamte Nachahmung und Fälschung werden nach den bestehenden Gesetzen bestraft. (Translation: The International Bank in Luxembourg pays to the bearer of this banknote TWO MARK German Imperial Currency Luxembourg, 5 August 1914. The Grand Ducal Commissioner The Bank Directorate Registered The Control Officer Imitation and counterfeiting will be punished under existing laws.) |
| Reverse description | Plain black letterpress print on white paper with a dotted rectangular border, the numeral '2' repeated in each corner. At left, a circular official seal bears the Arms of Luxembourg surmounted by a grand ducal crown, with the legend 'GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG · GOUVERNEMENT' around the circumference. To the right, the denomination '2 MARK' is set within a diamond-pattern frame, with the issuer name 'Internationale Bank in Luxembburg' above and below. |
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