Old German Banknotes

[templar]

AND JUST A FEW MORE MY FRIENDS

        THANKS FOR YOUR TIME...............THE TEMPLAR

[humpybong]

Hey Joe...did you notice the Florin was your birth year.

[scottishmoney]

In 1938 Germany absorbed Austria into the Third Reich, all previously issued Austrian money was called in and redeemed for Reichsmarks. Austria had previously printed but not yet issued a 100 Schilling note in 1938 with a young Austrian woman holding an Edelweiss flower, this design impressed the powers that be in the Reichsbank enough that they selected the design for the 20 Reichsmark note issued the following year in 1939. This note circulated along side the 20 Reichsmarks note with Von Siemens on it P-181 up until 1948 when the Reichsmark was replaced with the Deutschmark.

[scottishmoney]

In many ways this note symbolizes the rise of Germany from the ashes of WWII, with Europa and Taurus on the front of this note. This beautiful image exemplifies the rebirth of Germany and the hope for a new Europe.

[scottishmoney]

Giesecke & Devrient is one of the premier printers of world banknotes, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries they pioneered intricate multicolour designs on banknotes:







Until the dissolution of the German Empire in 1918 following their defeat in WWI, Germany was actually an Empire with constituent kingdoms that made up the German Empire, with Prussia being the primary kingdom. But other kingdoms such as Bavaria were entities of their own within the German Empire, and were essentially self governing states within the Empire. As such they issued their own coins and banknotes over the denomination of 2 Marks and above. This banknote from Bavaria is a lovely example of a note printed by Giesecke und Devrient of Munich, a superior late 19th century and even now 21st century printer of world banknotes. During this time though, they were at their apex as far as printing technology and printed very lovely notes for many of the German states and numerous foreign countries, including many in Africa and Latin America.

[Nighthawk]

Thanks for posting those notes scottishmoney - they're BEAUTIFUL!!!      

[Nighthawk]

20 Mark 1915  P63   

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Reverse of note above   

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50 Mark 1919  P66   

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Reverse of note above   

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10 Mark 1920  P67a.   

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Reverse of note above   

[templar]

VERY NICE NOTES NIGHTHAWK-------SEE YOU TUESDAY?---MISSED YOU SUNDAY...........I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU WORLD NOTES SOME DAY.....MAYBE OVER BREAKFAST SOME SATURDAY
    YOUR SERVANT AND FRIEND........TEMPLAR

[Nighthawk]

Sorry Joe, but we couldn't possibly look at my collection of world banknotes over breakfast. It would probably take a good part of the day to view them all. Has Lydia been showing you what I have been giving her? She just loves those old foreign banknotes. She hugged me so tight the other morning at breakfast I thought for just a second I couldn't breathe---  LOL!     50 Mark 1920  P68   

[Nighthawk]

Reverse of note above