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lunes, 18 de febrero de 2019

Germany (1883-1914)

This serie of banknotes (called Reichbanknote) is the last before the declaration of the First World War, in the last years of Otto von Bismarck as chancellor in which the Berlin conference takes place (in which the European powers divided Africa) and the Kaiser Wilhelm II, who changed foreign policy and ended up causing WW1. There are banknotes of 5 Deutsche Mark, 10 Deutsche Mark, 20 Deutsche Mark, 50 Deutsche Mark, 100 Deutsche Mark and 1,000 Deutsche Mark.

5 Deutsche Mark (fünf Mark)

This banknote worth 5 Deutsche Mark was first circulated in October the 31st 1904. On the main side it can be seen Germania (allegoric godness of Germany) with a shield with the eagle (called Reichsadler) of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich), holding a naked kid with a dove in his hand (peace symbol). Morever it has the written value of the banknote, the name of the currency (Reichskassenschein) and the National Bank one in German (Reichschuldenverwaltung) and vegetable and decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote there's a Modernist dragon with a glass full of richness, biting the written value of the banknote. There's also a blue stamp with an Reichsadler and in the corners there are four 5's and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished with more than two years of prission. This banknote has spirales as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12.5 cm x 8 cm.

10 Deutsche Mark (zehn Mark)

This banknote worth 10 Deutsche Mark was first circulated in October the 6th 1906. On the main side it appears a woman with a caduceus and a tree branch in a hand and in the other, a paddle. Morever there are three 10's (two of them in upper corners), a gap for the digital watermark plus the written value of the banknote, the name of the currency (Reichskassenschein) and the National Bank one in German (Reichschuldenverwaltung) and decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote there's the written value of the banknote and a big 10. There's also a blue stamp with an Reichsadler, a gap for the watermark and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished with more than two years of prission, holded by two women. This banknote has Germania as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 14 cm x 9 cm. 

20 Deutsche Mark (zwanzig Mark)

This banknote worth 20 Deutsche Mark was first circulated in April the 21st 1910. On the main side there's the written value of the banknote with Gothic characters and the eagle (called Reichsadler) of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich). Morever there are four 20's, two red stamps plus the written value of the banknote, the name of the currency (Reichbanknote) and the National Bank one in German (Reichsbankdirektorium) and decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote there's a big 20, surrounded with decorative elements, and two texts saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished with more than two years of prission. This banknote has rhombuses with crosses inside as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.4 cm x 8.9 cm.




100 Deutsche Mark (ein hundert Mark)

This banknote worth 100 Deutsche Mark was first circulated in February the 7th 1908. On the main side there's the written value of the banknote with Gothic characters and the eagle (called Reichsadler) of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich) in the background. Morever there's a 100, two green stamps plus the name of the currency (Reichbanknote) and the National Bank one in German (Reichsbankdirektorium) and decorative elements.
There's also a text saying that counterfeiting the banknote is punished with more than two years in prission. On the other side of the banknote there's woman's head in a medallion, holded by two women (the left one, a warrior; and the right one, a farmer). There are also two 100's in the upper corners and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. This banknote has no digital watermark but blue hairs scattered throughout the left part of the banknote. The size of this banknote is 15.4 cm x 10.3 cm.


100 Deutsche Mark (ein hundert Mark)


This banknote worth 100 Deutsche Mark was first circulated in April the 21st 1910. On the main side right it can be seen two portraits of the Roman gods Mercury (left) and Ceres (right) and the written value of the banknote with Gothic characters. There are also two eagles (called Reichsadler) of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich) holding two 100 and two red stamps. Morever there's the name of the currency (Reichbanknote) and the National Bank one in German (Reichsbankdirektorium) and decorative elements.

There's also a text saying that counterfeiting the banknote is punished with more than two years in prission. On the other side of the banknote there's Germania (allegoric godness of Germany) with a shield with the eagle (called Reichsadler) of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich) and a sword, sitted under an oak tree, with warships in the sea. There are also four 100's, a gap for the watermark, and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. This banknote has kaiser Wilhelm I and a 100 as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 20.9 cm x 10.2 cm.

1,000 Deutsche Mark (ein tausend Mark)


This banknote worth 1,000 Deutsche Mark was first circulated in April the 21st 1910. On the main side there's the written value of the banknote with Gothic characters and a 1,000. Morever there are two other 1,000's, two red stamps with the eagle (called Reichsadler) of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich) plus the name of the currency (Reichbanknote) and the National Bank one in German (Reichsbankdirektorium) and decorative elements.

There's also a text saying that counterfeiting the banknote is punished with more than two years in prission. On the other side of the banknote it can be seen two women (Navigation godness holding a paddle in the left and Agriculture holding a cornucopia in the right) embracing the coat of arms of the German Empire. There are also two 1,000's surrounded with decorative elements. This banknote has no digital watermark but blue hairs scattered throughout the left part of the banknote. The size of this banknote is 18.7 cm x 11 cm.


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