5 mark | |
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General information | |
Country | |
Value |
5.00 mark |
Years |
1874–1906[1] |
Appearance | |
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The 5 mark banknote was issued by the Reichskassenschein (Imperial Treasury) of the German Empire from 1874 to 1904. An equivalent to this note, the 5 mark coin was also issued.
History[]
Over the years of the German Empire's existence, the design of the 5 mark note has changed. The original design, made by the Reichskassenschein in 1874, featured putti holding a wreath under a small Reichsadler with the value on its sides on the obverse. The reverse of the original featured the value on an ornamental frame. It was mainly colored blue-green.
Obverse | Reverse |
The second design, issued again by the Imperial Treasury, was made in 1882. The obverse of this note featured a knight with a sword and a shield depicting the Reichsadler. Near the knight is the written-out value of the note. On the reverse is the value, just like the predecessor. The obverse of the note was mainly blue-green in color, while the obverse was red to orange in color.
On the newest design (shown above-right), was issued and designed by the Royal Treasury in 1904, mainly being colored blue-green. On the obverse of the note, a woman is displayed with a shield and spear next to a putto with a pigeon. The written-out value is displayed in the top right corner. On the reverse is a dragon sitting above the value of the note.
References[]
German gold mark | |
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Banknotes | 5 ℳ • 10 ℳ • 20 ℳ • 50 ℳ • 100 ℳ • 1000 ℳ |
Coins | 1 ₰ • 2 ₰ • 5 ₰ • 10 ₰ • 20 ₰ • 25 ₰ • 50 ₰ • ½ ℳ • 1 ℳ • 2 ℳ • 3 ℳ • 5 ℳ • 10 ℳ • 20 ℳ |
Miscellaneous | Bavarian Mint • Berlin State Mint • Coinage Act of 1873 • Darmstadt Mint • Dresden Mint • Frankfurt Mint • Hamburg Mint • Hannover Mint • Karlsruhe State Mint • Muldenhütten Mint • Reichsbank • Reichskassenschein • Stuttgart State Mint |
2 mark | Anhalt (Anhalt-Dessau) • Baden • Bavaria • Bremen • Hamburg • Hesse • Lippe • Lübeck • Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Mecklenburg-Strelitz • Oldenburg • Prussia • Reuss Elder Line (Reuss-Obergreiz) • Reuss Younger Line (Reuss-Schleiz) • Saxe-Altenburg • Saxe-Coburg-Gotha • Saxe-Meiningen • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach • Saxony (Saxony-Albertine) • Schaumburg-Lippe • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Württemberg |
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3 mark | Anhalt • Baden • Bavaria • Brunswick • Hamburg • Hesse • Lippe • Lübeck • Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Mecklenburg-Strelitz • Prussia • Reuss Elder Line • Saxe-Meiningen • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach • Saxony • Schaumburg-Lippe • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Württemberg |
5 mark | Anhalt • Baden • Bavaria • Bremen • Brunswick • Hamburg • Hesse • Lübeck • Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Oldenburg • Prussia • Saxe-Altenburg • Saxe-Coburg-Gotha • Saxe-Meiningen • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach • Saxony • Schaumburg-Lippe • Waldeck-Pyrmont • Württemberg |
10 mark | Anhalt • Baden • Bavaria • Bremen • Hamburg • Hesse • Lübeck • Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Mecklenburg-Strelitz • Oldenburg • Prussia • Reuss Younger Line • Saxe-Coburg-Gotha • Saxe-Meiningen • Saxony • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt • Württemberg |
20 mark | Anhalt • Baden • Bavaria • Bremen • Brunswick • Hamburg • Hesse • Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Mecklenburg-Strelitz • Prussia • Reuss Elder Line • Reuss Younger Line • Saxe-Altenburg • Saxe-Coburg-Gotha • Saxe-Meiningen • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach • Saxony • Schaumburg-Lippe • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Waldeck-Pyrmont • Württemberg |