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5 000 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Finanzdeputation der Freien Hansestadt Bremen |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Uniface letterpress note in blue-grey tones, with the denomination 'Fünf Milliarden Mark' in large Gothic blackletter script at centre, surmounted by the header 'Gutschein über' and flanked by ornamental geometric vignettes at each upper corner. A four-line text block below the denomination states the terms of acceptance by all Bremen state treasuries, with validity referencing local newspaper announcements. The lower left carries a circular official seal of the Finanzdeputation with two manuscript signatures, the date 'Bremen, den 20. Oktober 1923', and a serial number at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio-printed (Kupfertiefdruck) central vignette in blue-grey tones with a seated allegorical female figure — crowned and robed, holding a trident and a heraldic shield bearing the Bremen key — with a recumbent lion at her feet and a ship's anchor to the left; the spire of Bremen Cathedral rises in the right background. The denomination '5 Milliarden' appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right. A rectangular banner along the base carries the inscription 'FREIE HANSESTADT BREMEN', with the printer's credit in small capitals along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 Milliarden 5 Milliarden FREIE HANSESTADT BREMEN KUPFERTIEFDRUCK CARL SCHÜNEMANN BREMEN |
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