50 000 Mark

€226,414.00
IssuerCologne (notgeld), City of
Year1923
TypeLocal banknote
Value50 000 Mark (50 000)
CurrencyMark (1914-1924)
CompositionPaper
Size158 × 90 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterKölner Verlags-Anstalt und Druckerei A.G., Germany
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Obverse descriptionBlack-printed note with pale red tint vertically through the center and pale green fine-line pattern underprint.  Three tri-point crowns appear at left and the city of Köln crest appears at right.  A seal (`Siegel der Stadt Cöln`) appears at the bottom, left of center.
Reverse descriptionBlack print with pale green fine-line pattern underprint (no red tint).
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Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionThe note is printed on watermarked paper Image shows watermark found on Series A note.
Obverse letteringStadt Köln GUTSCHEIN ÜBER Fünfzigtausend Mark Dieser Gutschein wird von allen städtischen und anderen öffentlichen Kassen in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufkündigung in den Kölner Ortsblättern. Die Stadtgemeinde Köln haftet für die Einlösung. Köln, den 2. Juli 1923. Der Oberbürgermeister: Adenauer (signature) S E R I E E Kölner Verlags-Anstalt und Druckerei A-G
(Translation: City of Köln Voucher for Fifty Thousand Marks  This voucher shall be accepted by all city and other public cash registers. It will lose its validity one month after announcement in Köln`s local papers. The Municipality of Köln is liable for its redemption.  Köln, the 2nd of July 1923 Mayor (signature of) Adenauer Series A Köln Publishing House and Printing Company Inc.)
Reverse letteringStadt | Köln 50000
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Catalog ID4968045180
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