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20 Mark Reichsbanknote

20 Mark (Reichsbanknote) - obverse20 Mark (Reichsbanknote) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Germany (1871-1948)
Issuing bank Reichsbank
Emperor William II (1888-1918)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1915
Value 20 Mark
Currency Mark (1873-1923)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 90 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 5 June 1925
Number
N#
203960
References P# 63
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Dark blue on light blue underprint
Two men with cornucopias filled with money representing abundance at upper center, surrounding the German Imperial Crest and denomination in a circle where the below-mentioned underprint number/letter is also to be found.
Seals of the Reichsbankdirektorium appear at left and right center in brown.
Series letters/serial numbers appear at lower left and right in brown.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Reichsbanknote
Zwanzig Mark

zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer.
Berlin, den 4. November 1915.
Reichsbankdirektorium

Translation:
Reichs (Imperial) banknote

The Reichsbank Main Branch in Berlin will pay the holder of this note Twenty Marks.
Berlin, the 4th of November 1915.
Reichs Bank Directorate

Reverse

Man at left, woman at right repesenting work and rest.
Series letter and serial number appear at left and right center, printed vertically in the border in brown.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
M

in the lower border:
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte
oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in verkehr bringt, wird mit
Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft.

Translation:
20 Marks (abbreviated)

Whosoever copies or falsifies banknotes or acquires and puts copied or falsified banknotes into circulation will be punished with no less than two years of prison time.

Watermark

Value '20' and Mark

20 Mark (Reichsbanknote) -  obverse

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Signatures

Rudolf Havenstein (RH) President
Otto von Glasenapp (OG) Director
Oskar Schmiedicke (OS) Director
Korn (K) Director
Erich Maron (EM) Director
Karl von Lumm (KL) Director
Karl von Grimm (KG) Director
Carl Kauffmann (CK) Director
Paul Schneider (PS) Director
Arnold Budczies (AB) Director

Printer

Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date)

Comments

First issued at the earliest in second half of 1917



Variations in Numbering
Serial Number Prefix with Underprint Letters:
A / A, B
B / B, C, D
C / D, E, F
D / F, G, H
E / H, K
F / K, L
G / L, O
H / O (As pictured above)

On some notes the obverse underprint appears off-center. Example:

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Date Signatures No. printed G VG F VF XF AU UNC
1915-Nov-04  RH, OG, OS, K, EM, KL, KG, CK, PS, AB Photo 77 528 000 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 2.30 $ 3.00 $ 3.70 $ 7.20 $ 12

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 185
Lot 1559
Internet Archive
24 Feb 2026 UNC USD 12.77
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 170
Lot 1936
Internet Archive
23 Sep 2025 UNC USD 5.80
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 155
Lot 2040
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2025 UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 143
Lot 2003
Internet Archive
13 Nov 2024 UNC USD 10.45
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 135
Lot 2344
Internet Archive
14 Aug 2024 UNC USD 15.09
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 132
Lot 2209
Internet Archive
17 Jul 2024 UNC USD 8.13
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 132
Lot 2208
Internet Archive
17 Jul 2024 UNC USD 9.29
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 115
Lot 2206
Internet Archive
5 Mar 2024 UNC USD 12.77
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 113
Lot 2253
Internet Archive
17 Feb 2024 UNC USD 20.90
(EUR 18.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Mark (Reichsbanknote)
Katz
Auction 107
Lot 2227
Internet Archive
10 Jan 2024 UNC USD 18.58
(EUR 16.00)
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