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lunes, 18 de febrero de 2019

Germany: occupation by the Allies (1944)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period after which the president of Germany, Dönitz, authorized Colonel General Alfred Jodl to surrender all German troops on all fronts of war; but the Allies stopped the government and occupied the country, dividing it into four zones: the United Kingdom, USA, France and USSR ones, which became just two zones (FRG and GDR). There are banknotes of 1/2 Marks, 1 Marks, 2 Marks, 5 Marks, 10 Marks, 20 Marks, 50 Marks and 100 Marks.

1 Mark (ein Mark)


This banknotes worth 1 Mark was first circulated in 1944. On the main side center it can be seen a M from Mark, the serie number, the written value of the banknote and the name of the occupied country in German (Deutschland). In each corner there are four 1's, with a net in the background and in the upper part, the name of the currency in German (Allierte Militärbehörde). The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote there are vegetal and geometric elements, with a M from Mark in the middle. This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 7.8 cm x 6.5 cm. 

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