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1 Mark Forum-Scheck
| Uitgever | Forum Außenhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H. |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1979 |
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| Waarde | 1 Mark (1 DDM) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Cream and pink note with fine guilloche underprint. A broad horizontal brown band carries the non-transferability notice in white text; the right panel shows the Forum monogram in pink and brown with the year 1979 below. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Guilloche underprint |
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| Opmerkingen |
Forum Außenhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H. was the East German state's hard-currency retail operation — a mechanism for extracting Western money from tourists, diplomats, and East Germans receiving remittances from relatives abroad. These Forum-Schecks functioned as internal convertible currency, accepted at Intershop outlets for Western goods unavailable through normal retail channels. The arrangement was ideologically awkward: a self-described socialist state effectively running a parallel economy where access to consumer goods depended on foreign exchange.
The 1979 series replaced earlier coupons as the GDR tightened control over hard-currency flows. A print run exceeding twelve million for this denomination alone reflects genuine volume demand — these were used, not collected.