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10 Deutsche Mark

Issuer Deutsche Bundesbank
Year 1960-1980
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Size 130 x 65 mm
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Obverse description Portrait of the young Lucas Cranach the Elder occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a blue-violet guilloche underprint. The centre carries a large numeral 10 within a purple ornamental vignette flanked by the letters DM on each side, with the inscriptions ZEHN DEUTSCHE MARK and DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK arranged vertically. An oval watermark medallion bearing the denomination text appears at the lower left, alongside two facsimile signatures and the place and date of issue.
Obverse lettering Banknote ZEHN DEUTSCHE MARK DM 10 DM DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK Frankfurt am Main 2. Januar 1980
(Translation: Banknote Ten German Mark DM 10 DM German Federal Bank Frankfurt am Main January 2, 1980)
Reverse description The sailing training barque Gorch Fock is rendered in a central intaglio vignette, shown under full sail on open water, symbolising Germany's maritime tradition and openness to the world. The composition is set against a finely structured guilloche underprint in blue-violet tones, with the denomination and anti-counterfeiting legal warning text arranged around the central image. The note number and copyright year appear alongside the issuer's name.
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