2 Mark Emergency Issue - WWI

Issuer	Internationale Bank in Luxemburg
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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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.
Reverse lettering	Internationale Bank 2 MARK in Luxemburg GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG GOUVERNEMENT (Translation: International Bank 2 Mark in Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Government)
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