5 Mark Reichskassenschein

€203,325.00
IssuerGermany (1871-1948)
Year1904
TypeStandard banknote
Value5 Mark
CurrencyMark (1873-1923)
CompositionPaper (corrugated hemp paper)
Size125 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date)
No. printed
Designer(s)Alexander Zick
Engraver(s)
In circulation to5 June 1925
Reference(s) P#8
Obverse descriptionGermania with a boy and dove at left, symbols of shipping, mechanical engineering, trade and agriculture at right.
Reverse descriptionWinged dragon guarding a treasure sitting on value in center, seal of the Reich Debt Administration below.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionRepeating digit 5 between binding lines
Obverse letteringREICHSKASSENSCHEIN GESETZ VOM 30. APRIL 1874. FÜNF MARK. BERLIN, DEN 31. OKTOBER 1904. REICHSSCHULDENVERWALTUNG
(Translation: Reich Treasury Note Law of April 30, 1874. Five Mark Berlin, October 31, 1904 Reich Debt Administration)
Reverse letteringWer 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)
Variants
Catalog ID4012611560
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