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50 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtsparkasse Bielefeld (City of Bielefeld) |
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| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red-orange and dark brown on cream paper, the obverse centres on an oval Expressionist woodcut vignette portraying a group of elderly and distressed figures evoking themes of poverty and old age in the Heimat, surmounted by the bold inscription "50 MILLIONEN" within the vignette frame. Dense letterpress text fills the upper and lower borders with social commentary referencing Ravensberg and Bielefeld, the issuing authority legend running across both registers, and the date "K. STADT BIELEFELD 2.4.1922" at the lower centre. Large corner numerals "50" mark each angle of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, also in red-orange and dark brown on cream paper, is dominated by a bold Expressionist calligraphic rendering of "50 MILLIONEN MARK" in ornate diagonal script across the central field, surrounding a sunburst vignette bearing the large numeral "50" and the word "MILLIONEN" at its core. Decorative scroll borders frame densely set letterpress text in German containing political aphorisms with direct references to Napoleon, Poincaré, and the Ruhr occupation. The printer's imprint "DRUCK: E. GUNDLACH A.G. BIELEFELD" and the registered design notice "GESETZLICH GESCHÜTZT D.G.M." appear along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 MILLIONEN MARK DRUCK: E. GUNDLACH A.G. BIELEFELD GESETZLICH GESCHÜTZT D.G.M. DIE DEUTSCHEN FIELEN IN MEINE NETZE HINEIN. KEINE LÜGE IST SO GROB ERSONNEN DER SIE NICHT GLAUBEN GESCHENKT HÄTTEN. DIE TÖRICHTE DEUTSCHE MISSGUNST HABE ICH ZU MEINEM VORTEILE AUSGENUTZT! NAPOLEON ST. HELENA - BEI DER RUHRBESETZUNG DURCH POINCARÉ IMMER DARAN DENKEN! 1914 FÜR 2500 M EINE |
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