France 50 francs 1941 P93 Pastel shades of green and brown and m/c Jacques Coeur at l / Scene from Bourges and woman spinning alongside flock of sheep. Unc
These 10,000 mark notes dated 1922 are often referred to as Vampire notes. This is because, hidden in the portrait of the merchant on the front, is a vampire sucking his throat, an allusion to the burden of reparation payments Germany was subject to after World War 1 which were bleeding the economy dry. Available here in Crisp EF/GEF.
These 10,000 mark notes dated 1922 are often referred to as Vampire notes (P72) This is because hidden in the portrait of the merchant on the front, is a vampire sucking his throat, an allusion to the burden of reparation payments German was subject to after World War 1 and which was bleeding the economy dry. Available in different grades.
These 100 mark notes are dated 1903 (P22) The design on the front is simple with a background underprint of a crowned eagle. The back shows the framed head of a woman supported by two women. In About Fine these 100 marks are now well over 100 years old. They are a particularly scarce variety cataloging a whopping $200 in VG! That’s over £150. Our price is just £14.50 each.
I’ve always liked this 50 mark note issued in Germany in 1920 and especially so when it is in choice condition. It is densely engraved with a framed illustration of a young girl with a rose garland in her hair and holding fruit on the front. The back depicts a farmer and scythe in one frame and an industrial worker with hammer in another (P68) Crisp AU/Uncirculated.