50 000 Mark

Obverse

Blue ink on light blue patterned paper. Title ‘Notgeld’ in curved script above ‘der Stadt Darmstadt’ in sans serif script, followed by ‘Fünfzigtausend Mark’ in large, decorated script in the centre. The number ‘50000’ arranged vertically twice on the left and right sides. Signature ‘The Lord Mayor’ at bottom right. Date in the centre left below the text. The value ‘50 000 MARK’ in large, decorated letters at the top and bottom. Decorative frame along all four sides, consisting of small circles and lines.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 000 MARK
Notgeld
der Stadt Darmstadt
fünfzigtausend Mark
zahlt die Stadthalle Darmstadt
gegen Vorlage dieses Scheines
Dieses Notgeld verliert seine Gültigkeit
nach vorheriger öffentlicher Aufkündigung
Darmstadt, 10. August 1923
Der Oberbürgermeister
50 000 MARK

Translation:
50 000 MARK
Emergency money
of the city of Darmstadt
fifty thousand marks
pays the Darmstadt City Hall
on presentation of this note
This emergency money loses its validity
after prior public cancellation
Darmstadt, 10 August 1923
The Lord Mayor
50 000 MARK

Reverse

Blue ink on light blue paper. ‘50 000 MARK’ in large letters top left and right and bottom left and right. In the centre a detailed depiction of the wedding tower on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, surrounded by stylised trees and a landscape. A decorative frame surrounds the entire banknote. The background pattern consists of fine, wavy lines.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 000 Mark
50 000 Mark
HEEDT U. GANSS GMBH DARMSTADT

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See also

• Tower
• Tree

• 100 000 Mark

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Numista Rarity index: 93

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