20 mark 1945 — Germany ( Pick: 187 )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 mark issued in Germany in 1945. It is cataloged under Pick number 187. Its issuance is associated with an emergency issue pattern that included notes already in circulation.
The front side design features "1945 Kassenschein Emergency Issue; 28.4.1945" with a red-brown color scheme on a tan underprint. These notes were photo-mechanically produced, and all bear identical serial numbers within the same denomination. The note measures 150 x 80 mm and is printed on faintly watermarked paper stock.
The banknote is signed by Die deutsche Reichsbank and was printed by GEBRÜDER STIEPEL K.G., located in Reichenberg (Sudetenland). The production details of this issue remain unspecified.
The front side design features "1945 Kassenschein Emergency Issue; 28.4.1945" with a red-brown color scheme on a tan underprint. These notes were photo-mechanically produced, and all bear identical serial numbers within the same denomination. The note measures 150 x 80 mm and is printed on faintly watermarked paper stock.
The banknote is signed by Die deutsche Reichsbank and was printed by GEBRÜDER STIEPEL K.G., located in Reichenberg (Sudetenland). The production details of this issue remain unspecified.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Die deutsche Reichsbank
- Date of issue
- 28 April 1945
- Printing office
- GEBRÜDER STIEPEL K.G., REICHENBERG (SUDETENLAND)
- Paper
- Faintly watermarked paper stock
- Colour
- Red on tan underprint; brown on tan underprint
- Dimensions
- 150 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 187
About this banknote
The Reichsbank issued this 20 mark banknote in 1945 as part of an emergency currency series toward the end of World War II. The notes were introduced on April 28, 1945, to address currency shortages. This series was produced in the last days of the Reich's existence, with printing hurriedly completed before Germany's surrender.
The front side design features a red-brown on a tan underprint with photo-mechanical production techniques. Despite the emergency nature, each denomination shares identical serial numbers. The note was printed by Gebrüder Stiepel K.G. in Reichenberg, Sudetenland, on faintly watermarked paper measuring 150 x 80 mm.
