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5 Deutsche Mark
| Issuer | Deutsche Notenbank |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | Mark (1948-1990) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark olive-green and brown tones on a multicolour guilloche underprint. The word 'BANKNOTE' appears along the top border, flanked by numeral '5' counters in each upper corner. The centre field carries the large intaglio denomination text 'FÜNF / DEUTSCHE MARK' above the issuer inscription and date, while a bold guilloche rosette with the numeral '5' occupies the right panel; a smaller scalloped '5' vignette is placed at the lower left, with the serial number printed in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKNOTE FÜNF DEUTSCHE MARK VON DER DEUTSCHEN NOTENBANK AUF GRUND IHRER SATZUNG AUSGEGEBEN BERLIN 1948 (Translation: Banknote Five Deutsche Mark Issued by the German Note Bank Based on its Statutes Berlin 1948) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is rendered in dark olive-green and ochre tones over a multicolour guilloche underprint. The heading 'BANKNOTE' runs along the top of the central panel, below which the large denomination text 'FÜNF / DEUTSCHE MARK' is set within an elaborate guilloche vignette framed by two symmetrical oval rosettes each bearing the numeral '5'. The anti-counterfeiting warning legend is inscribed in small letterpress text beneath the central vignette, with a further small scalloped '5' rosette placed at the lower right outside the main border. |
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