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5 Mark
| Issuer | Deutsche Notenbank |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Value | 5 Mark (5 DDM) |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents the main façade of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (the former Prinz-Heinrich-Palais) in a detailed architectural engraving, flanked by trees and surmounted by the East German state emblem at upper left. The denomination 'FÜNF MARK' is set in bold letterpress across the lower centre, with the anti-counterfeiting warning legend in small type below. A large latent-image '5' in outline form appears at the right margin. |
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| Protection description | Hammer and compass of the East German state emblem |
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The Deutsche Notenbank was the East German state bank of issue from 1948 until 1968, when it was renamed the Staatsbank der DDR. This 1964 5 Mark note was printed at the Leipzig facility of the Staatsdruckerei, the GDR's own state printing works — a deliberate policy of keeping currency production entirely within East German hands, unlike some earlier DDR issues that relied on Soviet-sector resources.
The watermark is the sole security feature, modest even by the standards of Warsaw Pact currencies of the period. Notes from this series circulated heavily; worn examples are the rule, not the exception.