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5 Mark Reichskassenschein

Issuer Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Reich Debt Administration)
Year 1904
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Size 125 × 80 mm
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Obverse description At left, an allegorical vignette of Germania accompanied by a young boy and a dove, rendered in a classical intaglio style. To the right, symbolic vignettes represent shipping, mechanical engineering, trade, and agriculture. The face value and issuing authority appear in letterpress text across the note, framed by fine guilloche ornamental borders.
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Reverse description Central vignette of a winged dragon coiled atop a treasure hoard, positioned above the numeral value. The seal of the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Reich Debt Administration) appears below the dragon, framed by guilloche patterning and the anti-counterfeiting legal warning text across the lower portion of the note.
Reverse lettering Wer Reichskassenscheine nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. 5 MARK 5 REICHSSCHULDENVERWALTUNG
(Translation: Anyone who counterfeits or falsifies Reich Treasury Notes or obtains counterfeit or forged ones and puts them into circulation shall be punished with imprisonment for no less than two years. Reich Debt Administration)
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