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5 Tomans Overprint on 20 Marks of Germany
| Issuer | Azerbaijan People's Government |
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| Year | 1916-1917 |
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| Size | 136 × 88 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse retains the original Reichsbanknote 20 Mark design dated 19. Februar 1914, printed in blue over a fine guilloche underprint, with the Gothic inscription 'Zwanzig Mark' at upper centre flanked by elaborate rosette medallions and the Imperial German eagle within a guilloche cartouche at upper right; the serial number runs vertically in red along both side margins. Bold red Persian overprints reading '۵ پنج' and '۵ تومان' are applied in each corner, accompanied by a red handstamp of the Azerbaijan People's Government at lower centre, provisionally reassigning the note a face value of 5 Tomans. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the underlying German 20 Mark note is centred on a large guilloche medallion with the numeral '20' in orange-red at its core, surrounded by concentric rings of intricate lathe-work and smaller rosette cartouches bearing the denomination '20 MARK' and 'REICHSBANKNOTE' in Gothic lettering; the serial number appears in black at both top and bottom centre. Red Persian overprints of '۵ پنج' and '۵ تومان' are applied in all four corners, with a red handstamp at lower centre consistent with the Azerbaijan People's Government provisional issue. |
| Reverse lettering | N·0232079 REICHSBANKNOTE 20 ZWANZIG MARK پنج ۵ تومان ۵ |
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