½ Mark Allied Military Authority

Obverse © ajbbarbados (CC BY-NC) – Reverse © Steven Rebiger

Features

Issuer	Germany (1871-1948)
Issuing entity	Allied Military Command
Period	Allied occupation (1945-1949)
Type	Emergency banknotes
Year	1944
Value	50 Pfennigs (0.50 RM)
Currency	Reichsmark (1924-1948)
Composition	Paper
Size	78 × 67 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	23 June 1948
Number	N# 207250
References	P# 191 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Black print; blue and green underprint.
Letter "M" in the center surrounded by guilloché lathe.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALLIERTE MILITÄRBEHÖRDE
½ MARK
IN UMLAUF GESETZT IN DEUTSCHLAND
SERIE 1944
FÜNFZIG PFENNIG

Translation:
Allied Military Authority
Circulated in Germany
Fifty Pfennigs

Reverse

Red-brown print.
Letter "M" in the center on guilloché lathe in cartouche.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M

Comments

American Zone: serial # beginning with "1"
British Zone: serial # beginning with "0"
French Zone: serial # beginning with "00"
Russian Zone: serial # beginning with "-"

Printer's code "F" - Forbes Lithograph, Boston MA

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Date	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1944	$ 2.80	$ 2.80	$ 2.80	$ 3.40	$ 3.40	$ 3.80	$ 13	P#191a; 9 digit serial # with Printer's code "F" - Forbes Lithograph, Boston MA	92%
1944								P#191b; 8 digit serial # with Printer's code "F" - Forbes Lithograph, Boston MA Replacement note	0.8%
1944								P#191c; 8 digit serial # Without Printer's code Russian printing	5%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz E-Auction 38 Lot 251	6 Nov 2020	1944 – P#191a; 9 digit serial # with Printer's code "F" - Forbes Lithograph, Boston MA	VF	Unsold
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	Katz E-Auction 40 Lot 1469	28 Jan 2021	1944 – P#191c; 8 digit serial # Without Printer's code Russian printing	UNC (UNC-)	USD 30.00 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz E-Auction 38 Lot 252	6 Nov 2020	1944 – P#191c; 8 digit serial # Without Printer's code Russian printing	XF (XF-aUNC)	USD 17.31 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 118 Lot 2010	23 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 8.08 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 115 Lot 2231	5 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 24.23 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 83 Lot 851	20 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 51.92 (EUR 45.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 83 Lot 849	20 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 16.15 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 62 Lot 2127	21 Jun 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 24.23 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 62 Lot 2126	21 Jun 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 41.54 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 189 Lot 1757	3 Apr 2026	Undetermined	AU	USD 9.23 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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