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20 Mark Reichsbanknote
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1906-1914 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The face is dominated by large ornate Gothic lettering spelling "Reichsbanknote" at the top and "Zwanzig Mark" across the centre, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in blue and grey tones. Four elaborate rosette vignettes occupy the corners, with the Prussian imperial eagle enclosed within a guilloche medallion at the upper right. The denomination numeral "20" appears in the lower left and right margins, multiple manuscript signatures of Reichsbank directorate members are inscribed across the lower portion, and a red seal is applied at the lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote. Zwanzig Mark zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne Legitimationsprüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote. Berlin, den 21. April 1910. Reichsbankdirektorium Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. (Translation: Imperial bank note. Twenty Marks. the Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin will pay the vendor of this banknote without any legitimation check. Berlin, 21 April 1910. Reichsbank Directorate Anyone who counterfeits or forges banknotes, or procures counterfeit or forged banknotes and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years.) |
| Reverse description | The back is a typographically dense design composed entirely of repeated text and numerals in a symmetrical guilloche-framed layout, printed in blue-grey intaglio. The denomination numeral "20" and the legend "REICHSBANKNOTE" are repeated in alternating horizontal bands across the entire field, creating a textile-like security pattern. A central ornamental panel frames additional anti-counterfeiting text at top and bottom, with no pictorial vignette present. |
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