500 Mark Reichsbanknote

500 Mark (Reichsbanknote) - obverse500 Mark (Reichsbanknote) - reverse

© M. Sander

Features

Issuer Germany (1871-1948)
Period Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1922
Value 500 Mark
Currency Mark (1873-1923)
Composition Paper
Size 175 × 112 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
208621
References P# 73
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

Note printed in greens and browns with some red.
Guilloche pattern with note's value in left margin.
Serial number printed twice in bordered area, green in upper left and black in lower right.
Image of Jakob Meyer, Mayor of Basel.

Lettering:
Reichsbanknote
500
Fünfhundert Mark

zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse
in Berlin gegen diese Banknote
dem Einlieferer

Berlin, den 27. März 1922
Reichsbankdirektorium

Translation:
The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note five hundred marks.

Berlin, the 27th of March 1922
The Reichsbank Directorate

Reverse

Brown print on red and green underprint
Serial number appears twice, vertically printed in green at left and right of bordered area.
Anti-counterfeit warning appears at lower center.

Lettering:
Reichsbanknote
500
Fünfhundert Mark
500

Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder
nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Ver-
kehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft

Translation:
Five Hundred Marks

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.

Watermark

The note includes a margin-watermark showing an alternating light-dark braid with the note's value (500M) and stars

500 Mark (Reichsbanknote) -  obverse

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1922-Mar-27  Photo $ 0.70 $ 2.00 $ 2.70 $ 3.60 $ 7.20 $ 15

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 500 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 500 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 1960
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 UNC USD 11.86
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 500 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 500 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 1647
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 VF USD 8.63
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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