This listing is for a set of 3 banknotes: 1 Mark (1914), 2 Marks (1914), 20 Marks (1910).

1 mark banknotes, called „Darlehenskassenscheine“, issued between 1914-1922 by the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Imperial debt administration office) during WW1. These banknotes were not originally meant to be legal tender, however since by law they had to be accepted by all public treasuries, they ended up being used as a de facto currency alongside the Goldmark.

Obverse: 

Darlehenskassenschein [Loan certificate]
Eine Mark [One Mark]
1 Mark [1 Mark]
(eg.) Berlin, den 12. August 1914 [date]
Reichsschuldenverwaltung [Imperial Debt Administration]
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. [Anyone who counterfeits or forges banknotes, or procures counterfeit or forged banknotes and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years.]

Reverse:

1 Darlehenskassenschein 1 
     Mark 1            1 Mark
1            Eine Mark               1


2 mark banknotes, called „Darlehenskassenscheine“, issued between 1914-1922 by the Reichsschuldenverwaltung (Imperial debt administration office) during WW1. These banknotes were not originally meant to be legal tender, however since by law they had to be accepted by all public treasuries, they ended up being used as a de facto currency alongside the Goldmark.

Obverse: 

Darlehenskassenschein [Loan certificate]
Zwei Mark [Two Marks]
2 Mark [2 Mark]
(eg.) Berlin, den 12. August 1914 [date]
Reichsschuldenverwaltung [Imperial Debt Administration]
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. [Anyone who counterfeits or forges banknotes, or procures counterfeit or forged banknotes and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years.]


Reverse:

Darlehenskassenschein
     2                           2
 Mark                     Mark
            Zwei Mark               



20 mark banknotes issued between 1906-1910, during the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888-1918). 

Obverse: 

Reichsbanknote [Imperial bank note]
Zwanzig Mark [Twenty Marks]
zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin ohne
Legitimationsprüfung dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote
[The Reichsbank main cash office in Berlin pays the consignor of this banknote without any [need for] verification of legitimation]
(eg.) Berlin, den 21. April 1910 [date]
Reichsbankdirektorium [Reichsbank Directorate]

Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft. [Anyone who counterfeits or forges banknotes, or procures counterfeit or forged banknotes and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years.]


The reverse of the banknote has features its value, and in the middle there's a reiteration in small print on both the right and the left side of the phrase "Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft." [Anyone who counterfeits or forges banknotes, or procures counterfeit or forged banknotes and puts them into circulation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years.]




Please check the pictures to see the condition of the banknotes for yourself, sold as is. Feel free to message us with any questions :) 



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CARE AND STORAGE


Old coins and banknotes are unique and irreplaceable treasures. Before having any ideas about attempting to clean them, please do your research. What you do you cannot undo! Even water can change the way they look forever. So please please please before doing anything read, watch videos, multiple if necessary as different people can have different opinions and most importantly the coins are not the same (just because cleaning one kind of bronze coins in a specific way is ok, it doesn’t mean it will be fine for all bronze coins and so on). So just be careful.


As for storage, there are many good options available, just try to keep in mind that whatever you end up choosing should be acid-free and pvc-free, as normal paper and plastic have chemicals on the surface which can and will damage coins and banknotes if they stay in contact for a long time. In general, anything from well-known brands such as Lindner, Lighthouse, Guardhouse etc are a good go to, velvet-lined trays within a coin cabinet are also a nice option :)


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