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500 000 Mark Stadtsparkasse
| Issuer | Stadtsparkasse Bielefeld |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 500 000 Mark (500 000) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark brown on an orange-yellow ground, the obverse carries the large numeral '500000' across the upper half, with the zeros incorporating small circular vignettes bearing German inscriptions. Below, a bold silhouette vignette extends across the centre, portraying a procession of soldiers and figures moving through a sparse, war-ravaged landscape of broken trees — an allusion to the Franco-Prussian peace terms imposed on Bielefeld's oak forests in 1673. The issuer's name 'Stadtsparkasse Bielefeld' is set in a decorative blackletter typeface in the lower panel, flanked by diagonal geometric border ornaments and the denomination 'FÜNFHUNDERTTAUSEND MARK' repeated along the top and bottom margins. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in deep violet-purple on a pale ground, the reverse centres on a large oval guilloche panel bearing the issuer name 'Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld' and the numeral '500000' in bold white letterpress. Flanking the central oval are two tall silhouetted figures — a labourer to the left and a worker to the right — surrounded by a frieze of smaller dancing or gesturing figures along the upper register. The wide margins are filled with numerous humorous and satirical German text vignettes commenting on inflation, prices, and everyday life in 1923, with the date 'Bielefeld, den 20.8.23' and magistrate signature line appearing at the lower centre. The printer's imprint 'DRUCK: E. GUNDLACH A.G., BIELEFELD.' is printed in the bottom margin below the note. |
| Reverse lettering | FÜNFHUNDERTTAUSEND MARK Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld 500000 Zahle gegen diesen Scheck an uns oder Überbringer aus Guthaben Bielefeld, den 20.8.23. Der Magistrat: DRUCK: E. GUNDLACH A.G., BIELEFELD. |
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