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20 000 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Karlsruhe, City of |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown and green, with a green guilloche underprint incorporating stylized foliage and ornamental borders. The denomination '20' appears in large numerals within white ovals at the upper left and right corners, while the curved inscription 'LANDESHAUPTSTADT KARLSRUHE' arches across the top above the word 'Gutschein'. The central text 'ÜBER ZWANZIG MILLIARDEN Mark' is set in a bold letterpress typeface with 'Mark' in ornate script, flanked by a red serial number above; the lower left bears the city's coat of arms with the 'FIDELITAS' motto within a laurel wreath, the issue date '1. OKTOBER 1923' appears below the main value text, a legal tender clause occupies the lower center, and the signature block 'DER STADTRAT' with a manuscript signature is at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown and green, centered on a detailed architectural vignette of the Katholische Kirche and Ständehaus as they appeared in 1855, with figures in period dress in the foreground street scene. The denomination '20' is repeated in large numerals at the lower left and lower right, with the inscription 'Katholische Kirche u. Ständehaus 1855' along the lower border and 'Landeshauptstadt Karlsruhe' in an arched banner at the top. The printer's imprint 'A. RÜSCHE' appears in the lower left margin, and green guilloche border ornaments frame the entire composition. |
| Reverse lettering | Landeshauptstadt Karlsruhe 20 20 Katholische Kirche u. Ständehaus 1855 A. RÜSCHE |
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