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5 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Bad Ems (Magistrat) |
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| Year | 1918-1922 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue letterpress on cream paper with an elaborate floral and acanthus scroll border enclosing a central vignette of the Bad Ems town arms with a mounted knight. Large Fraktur denomination legend "Fünf Mark" across the centre, flanked by numeral "5" medallions at upper corners. A red overprint text authorises reissue with Reichsfinanzminister approval dated 13.8.1922, with two red "Kränchen" stamp seals at lower left and right. |
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| Reverse description | Blue letterpress on cream paper. Central panoramic vignette of a bird's-eye view of Bad Ems in the Lahn valley, flanked on each side by a large vignette of an "Ems Kränchen" mineral water bottle. The denomination "Fünf Mark" in Fraktur script with a central numeral "5" medallion runs across the top. A ribbon scroll at the base carries the validity inscription. |
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| Protection description | Wellenbündel (wave bundle pattern watermark) |
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