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5 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Kreiskommunalkasse des Kreises Marburg (District Treasury of Marburg, Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Text-based notgeld design printed in dark ink on plain paper, with a decorative foliate guilloche vignette across the upper register beneath the issuer inscription. The denomination "Fünf Millionen Mark" is rendered in large Gothic blackletter script within a bold rectangular panel at centre. Below follow the validity clause, issuance date of 22 August 1923, the manuscript signatures of the District Committee members, and the series letter and serial number at lower right, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Die Kreiskommunalkasse des Kreises Marburg vergütet dem Einlieferer dieses Gutscheines Fünf Millionen Mark Er verliert seine Gültigkeit 4 Wochen nach Aufruf im amtl. Kreisblatt Marburg, den 22. August 1923. Der Kreisausschuß: (Signatures) Reihe B No 05293 Nur mit Prägestempel des Kreisausschusses gültig. W. J. Becker's Kunstanstalt, Marburg (Translation: The District Treasury of the Marburg District reimburses the issuer of this voucher five million marks. It expires four weeks after publication in the official district gazette. Marburg, August 22, 1923. The District Committee: (Signatures) Series B No. 05293 Valid only with the embossed stamp of the District Committee. W. J. Becker's Art Institute, Marburg) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central vignette, rendered in a fine engraving style, presenting a panoramic view of Marburg with the Lahn bridge in the foreground, the historic university buildings in the middle ground, and the Landgrafenschloss (Marburg Castle) rising on the hill behind. The central image is enclosed within a rectangular frame, itself surrounded by an elaborate foliate guilloche border running the full perimeter of the note. |
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