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5.000 Marka

Issuer Tallinna Arwekoda (Tallinn Clearing House)
Year 1920
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Light green note printed in letterpress with a fine guilloche underprint and a repeating '5000 MARKA' border running through all four margins. A central heraldic vignette is flanked on either side by serial number panels, with two blocks of Estonian text positioned left and right of the vignette. The bold heading 'TALLINNA ARWEKOJA MAKSUTÄHT' runs across the top, while the large denomination numeral '5000' and 'MARKA' appear at bottom centre above a dateline reading 'TALLINNAS... 192_'; a bold red manuscript cancellation crosses the face diagonally.
Obverse lettering TALLINNA ARWEKOJA MAKSUTÄHT
Maksutäht on arwekotta hoiule antud väärtustega täielikult kijustatud
Arwekoja maksutähed wõetakse pankade poolt ühma märkide asemel vastu
TALLINNA ARWEKOJA WABTSUS
TALLINNAS
5000 MARKA
Reverse description Light green reverse sharing the same repeating '5000 MARKA' guilloche border as the obverse. A caduceus vignette occupies the centre, below the bold letterpress heading 'TALLINNA ARWEKOJA MAKSUTÄHT'; the large numeral '5000' is printed in a dark overprint above the written denomination 'Viistuhat Marka' in stylised script. A signature line for 'Wäljaandja' (issuer) appears at lower left, with 'TALLINNA ARWEKOJA' repeated in the vertical side panel, and a bold red manuscript cancellation crosses the face diagonally.
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