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5 Mark
| Issuer | Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Chamber of Commerce of the Memel Territory) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and cream tones on plain paper, with a central guilloche underprint framing the denomination numeral '5' at upper left and right corners. The heading 'Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets' is set in blackletter script at the top, above the large ornate denomination legend 'Fünf Mark' in Gothic lettering. Below, the validity clause 'Ungültig 3 Monate nach Abruf' and authorization text referencing Memel, 22 February 1922, the High Commissioner, and the Representatives of the Allied Powers appear alongside manuscript signatures, with a serial number in the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries three pictorial vignettes arranged horizontally: a sailing vessel at the port of Memel on the left, a central view of the Memel Börse (stock exchange) with the town canal and rowing boat in the foreground, and the harbour with ships and a church spire on the right. The banner 'Memel' arcs above the central scene, while decorative laurel branch borders frame the note on each side. The denomination '5 Mark' appears in the lower corners, and the legends 'Die Börse', 'Notgeld der Handelskammer' are inscribed beneath the central vignette, with the printer's imprint 'GEBR. PARCUS-MÜNCHEN' at the bottom centre. |
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| Protection description | Chain watermark. |
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