| Issuer | German Democratic Republic |
| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Mark (5 DDM) |
| Currency | Mark (1948-1990) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | |
| No. printed | 12,175,000 |
| Designer(s) | Paul Scheurich |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 24 July 1948 |
| Reference(s) | P#3 |
| Obverse description | Allegorical youth`s head with adhesive stamp on center left |
| Reverse description | Lion monument in front of the Brunswick Cathedral |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Series of four 5 in a row |
| Obverse lettering | Reichsbanksnote
Fünf Reichsmark
- 5 -
1948
Ausgegeben auf Grund des Geſetzes über
die Deutſche Reichsbank vom 15. Juni 1939.
Berlin, den 1. August 1942.
Der Präſident
der Deutſchen Reichsbank (Translation: Reichsbank note Five Reichsmarks Issued under the Law on the German Reichsbank of June 15, 1939. Berlin, August 1, 1942. The President of the German Reichsbank) |
| Reverse lettering | 5 Reichsmark 5
5 Reichsbanknote 5
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder
verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt wird mit
Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. (Translation: 5 Reichsmarks 5 5 Reichsbank note 5 Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires copied or falsified banknotes or brings them in circulation will be punished with prison for not less than two years.) |
| 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 | 7826483680 |
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