Catalog
| Issuer | Bonn, City of |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 5 000 000 Mark (5 000 000) |
| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 149 × 94 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Rhenania-Druckerei, Bonn, Germany |
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| Reference(s) | DeNG 7/8#521 |
| Obverse description | Bonn coat of arms with spiral text in black rectangle on left, with arboreal and floral pattern in background. Cream paper. Red seal on bottom left with Bonn coat of arms. Small text at very bottom left corner reading `Rhenania-Druckerei, Bonn`. |
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| Obverse lettering |
Gutschein über Fünf Millionen Mark gedeckt durch Hinterlegung von Reichsschaßanweisungen. Er wird von den kommunalen Kassen und Sparkassen sowie den Banken der Kreise Bonn-Stadt, Bonn-Land und des Siegkreises in Zahlung genommen. Der Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit mit Ablauf von 2 Wochen nach Aufruf in den Tageszeitungen der gennanten Bezirke. Bonn, den 18. August 1923. Der Oberbürgermeister J. D. Die Handelskammer Bonn (Translation: Coupon for Five Million Marks Covered by the deposit of Reich treasury bills. It is accepted in payment by the municipal coffers and savings banks as well as the banks in the districts of Bonn-Stadt, Bonn-Land and the Siegkreis. The certificate loses its validity 2 weeks after it is published in the daily newspapers of the named districts. Bonn, 18 August 1923. The Lord Mayor J. D. (Signature) The Bonn Chamber of Commerce (Signature)) |
| Reverse description | Black background on cream paper with arboreal and floral patterns amongst spirals of text. `BONN` large in capitals in centre, and `5,000,000 Mark` written vertically on right-hand side. |
| Reverse lettering |
BONN 5,000,000 Mark (Translation: Bonn 5,000,000 Mark) |
| Signature(s) | The Bonn Chamber of Commerce (Signature) Reverse Black background on cream paper with arboreal and floral patterns amongst spirals of text. `BONN` large in capitals in centre, and `5,000,000 Mark` written vertically on right-hand side. Lettering: BONN 5, |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 5448231040 |
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