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50 Reichsmark Reichsbanknote
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| In circulation to | 1948 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in dark brown and grey tones, with the denomination title 'Reichsbanknote' in Gothic blackletter script across the upper portion, followed by 'Fünfzig Reichsmark' in large ornate lettering over a fine guilloche underprint. To the right, an intaglio portrait vignette of a young man in a cap is set within an octagonal frame, while the issuing authority text, legal basis inscription dated 30 August 1924, place and date of issue Berlin 11 Oktober 1924, and the Reichsbank eagle seal appear to the left alongside a panel of facsimile signatures of the Reichsbank Direktorium. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-green and grey tones and composed entirely of elaborate guilloche lacework, with the denomination numeral '50' repeated in each corner and the central field bearing the word 'Fünfzig' in large Gothic script over a dense geometric rosette pattern. The heading 'Reichsbanknote' appears at the top center in blackletter, with 'Reichsmark' below the central denomination text, and a counterfeit warning inscription in smaller Gothic text encircles the central vignette area. |
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The 1924 Reichsmark series, of which this 50 Reichsmark forms a part, was introduced following the catastrophic hyperinflation of 1921–1923 and the subsequent Rentenmark stabilization. The Reichsmark replaced the Rentenmark at par on 11 October 1924, and this note entered circulation as part of a deliberate attempt to restore public confidence in paper currency — a currency the German public had recently watched become worthless by the wheelbarrow-load.
Printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin, the series relied on watermarked cotton paper as its primary security measure, modest by contemporary international standards. The 50 Reichsmark denomination remained in continuous issue through multiple later series, making precise dating of individual notes important for accurate cataloguing.