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20 000 000 000 Mark Deutsche Reichsbahn
| Issuer | Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Size | 156.5 × 85.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in orange on orange-tinted paper, the face carries a central vignette of a steam locomotive in motion, with the denomination "Zwanzig Milliarden Mark" rendered in bold letterpress both horizontally across the note and vertically along the left margin. Text blocks bearing the legal tender clause and issuance authority flank the central design, with the serial number printed in a contrasting tone. |
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| Obverse lettering | Zwanzig Milliarden Deutsche Reichsbahn Zwanzig Milliarden Mark Dieses Schein wird an allen öffentlichen Kassen wie gesetzliche Zahlmittel angenommen; er kann von 1. Januar 1924 ab mit dreimonatiger Frist zur Einlösung abgerufen werden. Berlin, den 18. Oktober 1923. Der Reichsverkehrsminister GH34 07264 DER REICHSVERKEHRSMINISTER |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark carmine-red on light paper, the reverse is divided into five engraved vignette panels arranged around a central oval medallion encircled by an oak-leaf wreath. The central oval carries a panoramic river scene with the Niederwalddenkmal monument visible on the Rhine. The upper-left panel shows a Gothic cathedral skyline (Cologne), the upper-right a riverine city panorama with a railway bridge, the lower-left an industrial steel works with cranes and smoke stacks, and the lower-right a ruined hilltop castle. The patriotic motto "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" is inscribed in a banner across the centre of the composition, flanked by decorative lace-pattern borders. |
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