| Issuer | German Democratic Republic |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Mark (20 DDM) |
| Currency | Mark (1948-1990) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 160 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| In circulation to | 24 July 1948 |
| Reference(s) | P#5A |
| Obverse description | Portrait of a woman on the right, adhesive stamp center left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote Zwanzig Reichmark Ausgegben auf Grund des Bank gesetzes vom 15.Juni 1939 Berlin, den 16 Juni 1939 Der Präſident der Deutschen Reichsbank (Translation: Reichsbank note Twenty Reichsmark Issued on the basis of the banking law of June 15, 1939 Berlin, June 16, 1939 President of the German Reichsbank) |
| Reverse description | |
| Reverse lettering | 20 Reichmark 20 20 Reichbanknote 20 WER BANKNOTEN NACHMACHT ODER VERFÄLSCHT ODER NACHGEMACHTE ODER VERFÄLSCHTE SICH VERSCHAFFT UND IN VERKEHR BRINGT WIRD MIT ZUCHTHAUS NICHT UNTER ZWEI JAHREN BESTRAFT (Translation: Whoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires copied or falsified banknotes or brings them in circulation will be punished with prison for not less than two years.) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of a woman |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 9305669120 |
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