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5 Rupien
| Issuer | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Entirely typeset emergency issue in a plain letterpress format, enclosed within a diamond-pattern border frame. The heading "Interims-Banknote" in Gothic script appears at top, with the issuer name "Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank" in bold type and the denomination "Fünf Rupien" in large display letterpress below. The place and date of issue "Daressalam / Tabora, 15. August 1915" are given at lower left, with two manuscript facsimile signatures and the branch designation "Zweigniederlassung Daressalam / In Vollmacht" at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Plain typeset reverse within a simple rectangular border, with serial numbers printed at upper left and lower right. Three text blocks in German and Swahili declare that the value of the note is fully secured by the Imperial Government of German East Africa, followed by a German-language counterfeit warning. A bold "TABORA" overprint stamp is struck across the centre of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Der Gegenwert dieser Banknote ist bei dem Kaiserlichen Governement von Deutsch-Ostafrika voll hinterlegt. Kadri ya noti hii imewekwa sahihi katika Kaiserliches Governement von Deutsch-Ostafrika Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter 2 Jahren bestraft TABORA |
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