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5 000 000 000 000 Mark Reichsbanknote
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain white ground with fine guilloche underprint patterns framing the central text block. The large numeral '5' appears as a grey intaglio vignette to the left of centre, flanked by two Imperial Eagle emblems of the Reichsbank. The denomination 'FÜNF BILLIONEN' is printed in bold letterpress across the upper portion, with the full legal text of the note below, and the overprinted vertical legend '5000 MILLIARDEN' in heavy type along the right margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanknote FÜNF BILLIONEN Mark zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer. Vom 1. Februar 1924 ab kann diese Banknote aufgerufen und unter Umtausch gegen andere gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel eingezogen werden. Berlin, den 7. November 1923 Reichsbankdirektorium 5000 MILLIARDEN (Translation: Reichsbank Note Five Trillion Mark will be paid by the Reichsbank head office in Berlin for this note to the bearer. From 1st February 1924 onwards, this banknote can be called in and withdrawn in exchange for other legal means of payment. Berlin, 7th November 1923 Reichsbank Directorate 5000 Milliard) |
| Reverse description | Reverse is essentially blank, printed on plain white paper with only faint residual ghost impressions from the obverse visible through the thin paper stock, consistent with the emergency production methods of the hyperinflationary period. |
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