100 Deutsche Mark American Express Travelers Cheque; Specimen
Features
| Location |
Federal Republic of Germany
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Travelers cheques |
| Value | 100 Deutsche Mark 100 DEM = USD 59 |
| Currency | Deutsche Mark (1948-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 1985 |
| Number | N# 538454 |
Obverse
Standard American Express design in purple/violet ink. Portrait of a centurion on the left. Denomination "DM 100" in a guilloche seal on the right.
Low serial number indicative of a printer's proof or internal specimen.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DEUTSCHE MARK TRAVELERS CHEQUE - DEUTSCHE MARK REISESCHECK
American Express Travelers Cheque
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK, N.Y.
BEI AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK GMBH, FRANKFURT/M.
MUSTER VOID
SPECIMEN
VOID - UNGÜLTIG - VOID
Louis V. Gerstner Jr. (Chairman)
DS00-000-001
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT
Reverse
Blue/Grey intricate guilloche pattern
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THIS IS A SPECIMEN OF AN AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUE. IT HAS NO VALUE AND CANNOT BE NEGOTIATED.
100
Printer
Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)Comments
Specimen (Muster) print by Giesecke & Devrient for American Express. Features red 'SPECIMEN' and 'VOID' overprints. Zero serial number (DS00-000-001) indicating it was used for bank training or internal reference.
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Numista Rarity index: 97
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
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