Catalog
50 Mark Darlehenskassenschein
| Issuer | Reichsschuldenverwaltung |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Reference(s) | P#49 |
| Obverse description | Typographically bold design on a red and olive guilloche underprint, with the title 'Darlehenskassenschein' in large Gothic blackletter script across the top and the denomination 'Fünfzig Mark' in oversized Fraktur lettering dominating the centre. Two circular blue vignettes at lower left and right each bear the Imperial German eagle within a beaded border inscribed 'Reichsschuldenverwaltung'. The issuing authority's name appears in a large Gothic script below the date line 'Berlin, den 5. August 1914', with six manuscript signatures across the lower centre panel and anti-counterfeiting warning text in small print at the lower flanks. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in a dense blue-green guilloche pattern, the reverse carries the title 'Darlehenskassenschein' and the denomination 'Fünfzig Mark' in Gothic blackletter script set within two large ornate cartouches formed by intricate foliate scrollwork. The numeral '50' appears in large digits at the lower centre, and the serial number is printed in red at both the top right and bottom left margins. |
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| Variants | P#49a - 6 digit serial # P#49b - 7 digit serial # |
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