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20 Mark Bremer Bank-Verein
| Issuer | Bremer Bank-Verein, Bremerhaven |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse lettering | 20 Mark |
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| Protection type | Embossed seal, Star punch cancellation |
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The Bremer Bank-Verein was a regional commercial bank operating out of Bremerhaven, and its 1918 note issue came at a moment when the German imperial banking system was straining under wartime financial pressure. Private bank note issuance had been progressively curtailed by Reichsbank policy throughout the war, making late-period emissions from regional institutions like this one both administratively unusual and short-lived in circulation.
The star punch cancellation is the detail worth noting: cancelled survivors indicate redemption or demonetization processing, and their preservation suggests deliberate archival retention rather than ordinary circulation wear.