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| Issuer | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain ochre-brown paper note of emergency issue type, with all text applied by letterpress within a simple ruled rectangular border. The central text block, printed in black, carries the heading 'Interims-Banknote' at top, followed by the denomination in both numeral and words, the issuing bank name and its Dar es Salaam branch, and the date 1. Juli 1917. Two manuscript signatures appear at the lower centre, accompanied by the word 'Vollmacht' (by proxy), with a prefix letter pair at upper right and a serial number at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Interims-Banknote Wir zahlen gegen diese Note 5 Fünf Rupie Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank Zweigniederlassung Daressalam 1. Juli 1917. Vollmacht |
| Reverse description | Unprinted plain ochre-brown reverse of the same coarse paper stock, bearing only typeset serial number and prefix letter pair repeated twice — at upper left and lower right — together with the denomination word 'FÜNF' printed twice at upper right and lower left corners respectively, and a faint circular cancellation stamp at centre. |
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