| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
| Year | 1874 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 50 Mark |
| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 152 × 101 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date) |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Gustav Eilers |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Pick#3 |
| Obverse description | Brown; red overprint. Two winged women holding the German State Crown above value. Left woman wearing scale mail and helmet and holding spear above left shoulder. Right woman wearing wreath and holding sickle and stack of wheat in left hand. Coat of arms of the German Empire in round medallions in corners. |
| Reverse description | Olive-green and orange-brown; red overprint; black serial number. Three round ornamental medallions. |
| Signature(s) | |
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| Obverse lettering | REICHS-KASSEN-SCHEIN
GESETZ VOM 30 APRIL 1874
50
FUNFZIG
MARK
FUNFZIG MARK
Berlin, den 11. Juli 1874.
REICHS-SCHULDEN-VERWALTUNG
Wer Reichs-Kassen-Scheine nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder
nachgemachte, oder verfälschte
Reichs-Kassen-Scheine wissentlich in Verkehr bringt, wird nach §§.
146 bis 149 des Straf-
gesetzbuchs vom 15. Mai 1871 bestraft.
50 MARK 50
Wertlos (Translation: Imperial Treasury Note. Law of 30 April 1874. Fifty Mark. Imperial Debt Administration. Whoever counterfeits or falsifies Imperial Treasury Notes, or knowingly puts counterfeit or falsified Imperial Treasury Notes into circulation, shall be punished according to §§. 146 to 149 of the Criminal Code of May 15, 1871. Penal Code of 15 May 1871. Worthless.) |
| Reverse lettering | Ser. I. Fol. 0 Lit. C. No. 000 000
REICHS-KASSEN-SCHEIN
50
MARK
FUNFZIG MARK
Ausgef.
Wertloss (Translation: Imperial Treasury Note. Fifty Mark. Executed) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 3890504830 |
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