| Issuer | German Democratic Republic |
| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Mark (5 DDM) |
| Currency | Mark (1948-1990) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 142 × 72 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | |
| No. printed | 12,175,000 |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1964 |
| Reference(s) | P#11 |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKNOTE
FÜNF
DEUTSCHE
MARK
VON DER
DEUTSCHEN NOTENBANK
AUF GRUND IHRER SATZUNG
AUSGEGEBEN
BERLIN 1948 (Translation: Banknote Five Deutschmarks Issued by the German Notesbank Based on their Statues Berlin 1948) |
| Reverse lettering | FÜNF
DEUTSCHE MARK
WER BANKNOTEN NACHMACHT ODER VERFÄLSCHT ODER
NACHGEMACHTE ODER VERFÄLSCHTE SICH VERSCHAFFT
UND IN VERKEHR BRINGT, WIRD LAUT GESETZ BESTRAFT (Translation: Five Deutschmarks Whosoever counterfeits banknotes or markets them will be punished according to law) |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Catalog ID | 6926854160 |
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