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2 Marks type 1947
| Issuer | French Treasury |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Mark (1947) |
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| Obverse description | At centre, a circular medallion encloses a three-quarter right-facing portrait head of Zeus rendered in classical intaglio style. Foliate and vegetal ornamental vignettes frame the composition on both lateral margins, with the denomination and bilingual inscriptions placed above and below. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 | 2 SAAR 1947 ZWEI MARK LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI DES PEINES PREVUES PAR LA LOI. DER NACHDRUCK WIRD MIT DEN DURCH DAS GESETZ VERFUGTEN STRAFEN BESTRAFT. |
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The French Treasury issued this note for use in the French occupation zone of Germany following the Allied victory, part of a series of Allied Military Currency adapted for French administrative use. Unlike the joint AMC issues shared across occupation zones, the French Treasury marks were distinct instruments tied specifically to French-controlled territory in the Rhineland and southwestern Germany.
Deloche, Munier, and Bornet were all established Imprimerie Nationale engravers — their involvement signals this was treated as a serious domestic production rather than a rushed military expedient.