| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Mark |
| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#63 |
| Obverse description | Dark blue on light blue underprint Two men with cornucopias filled with money at upper center, surrounding the German Imperial Crest and denomination in a circle where the below-mentioned underprint number/letter is also to be found. Seals of the Reichsbankdirektorium appear at left and right center in brown. Series letters/serial numbers appear at lower left and right in brown. Dated November 4th 1915 |
| Reverse description | Man at left, woman at right. Series letter and serial number appear at left and right center, printed vertically in the border in brown. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | This note is printed on watermarked paper. Due to the dark-colored print and the fiber content in the paper, this can be difficult to see. It it best seen along the note`s margins. |
| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote
Zwanzig Mark
zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer.
Berlin, den 4. November 1915.
Reichsbankdirektorium
(Translation: Reichs (Imperial) banknote The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note Twenty Marks. Berlin, the 4th of November 1915. Reichs Bank Directorate) |
| Reverse lettering | 20
M
in the lower border:
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte
oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird
mit
Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. (Translation: 20 Marks (abbreviated) Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified banknotes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison time.) |
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| Catalog ID | 7190848240 |
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