5 German Banknote Set | History of the German Currency | 1910 - 1991

Country/Countries: Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Federal Republic, Democratic Republic, German Empire

Number of banknotes: 5

Year: 1910 - 1991

Collection: History of German currency

Catalog numbers: 58, M38, 37, 30, 44

Package type: Envelope

Package width: 13.5

Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned

Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated

Metal compositions: Paper

Denomination: 1 Mark, 1 Reichsmark, 5 Mark, 50 Mark, 1000 Mark

Type: Banknotes

Weight: 19 g.

🖊 Writers: Bettina von Arnim

🧠 Philosophers: Friedrich Engels

⛩ Monuments: Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

({IF["„Darlehenskassenscheine“ were banknotes issued between 1914 and 1922 by the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Reich debt administration). They were in use until the hyperinflation in 1923. These banknotes were not legal tender, however they had to be accepted by all public treasuries. Their value was guaranteed by loans on industrial and agricultural goods. Even without the status as legal tender Darlehenskassenscheine were a de facto currency widely used as a parallel currency to the Goldmark during WWI and the beginning of the Weimar Republic."!=""]}) 🔍 Interesting information: „Darlehenskassenscheine“ were banknotes issued between 1914 and 1922 by the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Reich debt administration). They were in use until the hyperinflation in 1923. These banknotes were not legal tender, however they had to be accepted by all public treasuries. Their value was guaranteed by loans on industrial and agricultural goods. Even without the status as legal tender Darlehenskassenscheine were a de facto currency widely used as a parallel currency to the Goldmark during WWI and the beginning of the Weimar Republic. ({ENDIF})

🔎 Interesting information: 1 Reichsmark were used only in Deutsche Wehrmacht

🔦 Interesting information: The Mark of the German Empire also known as ‘Goldmark’, was the national currency of the German Empire from 1871 until 1914. The Mark was part of the ‘golden standard’ monetary system. The value of one mark was fixed to the value of 0.358 grams of gold.