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| Issuer | Giesecke & Devrient |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Mark (1871-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Marie Königin von Bayern (1825–1889) at centre-right, rendered in fine engraved linework against a multicolour guilloche underprint in orange and yellow tones. At centre, a large geometric vignette composed of overlapping triangular forms in orange, silver, and gold incorporates an OVD security element bearing an intaglio portrait medallion. To the far right, a yellow-toned architectural vignette of a Bavarian baroque church tower is visible, alongside a vertical iridescent security stripe bearing repeated microtext; the printer's name and monogram appear at left. |
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| Reverse description | Predominantly pale blue note with the printer's name and monogram at upper left. At centre-left, a large teal and gold geometric block carries the bold denomination-style inscription 'BN2000' in yellow intaglio lettering, overlaid with a square optical variable device window element in blue tones incorporating a shifting metallic thread. To the right, a fine concentric-circle guilloche rosette is printed in grey-black intaglio. The upper-right quadrant carries two colour-shifting rectangular test patches in brown and blue, while a vertical blue 'BN 2000' inscription with 'SECURITY AT WORK' appears at far right; 'NO VALUE SPECIMEN' is lettered at lower centre. |
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| Protection description | Vertical iridescent security stripe with repeated microtext on obverse right edge; optically variable device (OVD) medallion inset within the central geometric vignette on obverse; colour-shifting rectangular test patches on reverse upper right; square window thread element on reverse centre with shifting metallic effect; serial number in black letterpress on reverse lower right. |
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