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500 000 Mark
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Bochum |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on pale green guilloche underprint. Left vignette shows an oval-framed silhouette portrait of Dr. Kortum, captioned "Dichter der Jobsiade", within a laurel surround. Denomination in Gothic blackletter script occupies the upper field, with date "Bochum, den 6. August 1923" and two manuscript facsimile signatures below, attributed to Oberbürgermeister and Bürgermeister. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Bochum Fünfhunderttausend 500 000 Mark zahlen die städtischen Kassen in Bochum dem Einlieferer dieses Scheines. Bochum, den 6. August 1923. Der Magistrat der Stadt Bochum Reihe E Oberbürgermeister Bürgermeister Dr. Kortum Dichter der Jobsiade. |
| Reverse description | Black letterpress on dense wave-pattern guilloche underprint. Central vignette bears the heraldic shield of Bochum flanked by the inscription "Notgeld der Stadt Bochum" in Gothic script. Denomination "500 000 Mark" in large blackletter heads the design, with "Fünfhunderttausend" along the lower border. Vertical side panels carry authorization and redemption clauses in small Gothic type. |
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