2 Mark Federal Treasury Note

West Germany's Federal Treasury Notes (Bundeskassenscheine) existed in an odd constitutional limbo — they were legal tender but not issued by the Bundesbank, falling instead under the Federal Finance Ministry. The 2 Mark denomination was the smallest in this short-lived series, authorized for small transactions at a moment when coin shortages made low-denomination paper temporarily practical.

The series was discontinued and demonetized relatively quickly, with few notes surviving in any grade because most were destroyed after withdrawal. Bundesdruckerei printed these on its home turf in Berlin — one of the rare cases where the printer's city and the issuing state's administrative center actually coincide.