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500 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Köln (City of Cologne) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Köln Gutschein über Fünfhunderttausend Mark Dieser Gutschein wird von allen städtischen u. 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, 1. August 1923 der Oberbürgermeister SERIE F M. DUMONT SCHAUBERG, KÖLN. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in brown and teal guilloche underprint patterns, with a dense scalloped wave border matching the obverse. The central field carries a large numeral '500000' in interlocking circular guilloche rosettes set against a teal underprint panel, producing a lathe-work security background. The word 'Köln' appears in red Fraktur script at the upper right, and a red circular official seal is present in the lower centre of the note. |
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| Protection description | Red circular official municipal seal applied on both obverse and reverse; intricate guilloche lathe-work underprint covering the entire note surface on both sides as a counterfeit deterrent. |
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