20 Mark Reichsbanknote

20 Mark (Reichsbanknote) - obverse20 Mark (Reichsbanknote) - reverse

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer Germany (1871-1948)
Emperor Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1915
Value 20 Mark
Currency Mark (1873-1923)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 90 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
203960
References P# 63
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Dark blue on light blue underprint
Two men with cornucopias filled with money at upper center, surrounding the German Imperial Crest and denomination in a circle where the below-mentioned underprint number/letter is also to be found.
Seals of the Reichsbankdirektorium appear at left and right center in brown.
Series letters/serial numbers appear at lower left and right in brown.
Dated November 4th 1915

Lettering:
Reichsbanknote
Zwanzig Mark

zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer.
Berlin, den 4. November 1915.
Reichsbankdirektorium
<signatures>

Translation:
Reichs (Imperial) banknote

The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note Twenty Marks.
Berlin, the 4th of November 1915.
Reichs Bank Directorate

Reverse

Man at left, woman at right.
Series letter and serial number appear at left and right center, printed vertically in the border in brown.

Lettering:
20
M

in the lower border:
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte
oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird mit
Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation:
20 Marks (abbreviated)

Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified banknotes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison time.

Watermark

This note is printed on watermarked paper. Due to the dark-colored print and the fiber content in the paper, this can be difficult to see. It it best seen along the note's margins.

20 Mark (Reichsbanknote) -  obverse

© Steve-B

Comments



Variations in Numbering
Serial Number Prefix with Underprint Letters:
A / A, B
B / B, C, D
C / D, E, F
D / F, G, H
E / H, K
F / K, L
G / L, O
H / O (As pictured above)

On some notes the obverse underprint appears off-center. Example:

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 2238
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 UNC USD 15.10
(EUR 14.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 2862
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 UNC USD 8.63
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 1953
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 UNC USD 7.55
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 1952
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 2599
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 XF USD 8.63
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 1395
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 VF USD 111.11
(EUR 103.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 2407
Internet Archive
28 Nov 2023 F USD 52.86
(EUR 49.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 895
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 F USD 56.09
(EUR 52.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 1394
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 F USD 80.90
(EUR 75.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 1355
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31 Oct 2023 USD 16.18
(EUR 15.00)
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