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10 Reichsmark

Germany 1929 1900_1945 VF P-180a AI extracted ✦ AI 93%
Front · IMG_6447.jpeg cropped
Back · IMG_6448.jpeg cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Germany
Currency Reichsmark
Denomination 10
Series name Weimar Republic series
Series year 1929
Issue year 1929
Era 1900_1945
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Rentenmark
Successor currency Deutsche Mark
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Albrecht Dürer
Reverse subject Allegorical figures representing art and science
Watermark
Color palette #5a6b4d,#d4c9a8,#3a4530
Themes artist,architecture
Language / script Latin,Fraktur

Front: Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), German Renaissance painter, printmaker, and theorist, widely regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance. His portrait appears at right, based on his famous self-portrait. Dürer revolutionized printmaking and was one of the first European artists to gain international fame during his lifetime. The note includes Gothic script text indicating it was issued on the basis of the Bank Act of 30 August 1924, later amended 22 January 1929, making it redeemable at the Reichsbank.

Back: Allegorical figures representing the arts and sciences appear in ornamental panels on either side of a central medallion. The left panel depicts a figure holding artistic implements, while the right panel shows a figure with attributes of learning or wisdom. These neoclassical allegorical representations emphasize Germany's cultural and intellectual heritage during the Weimar Republic period.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Reichsbank
Issuer (native) Reichsbank
Printer Reichsdruckerei
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 105x63

Security features: microprint,intaglio

Geography

Germany in Europe

Germany in Europe. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the Reichsmark series issued by the Reichsbank during the Weimar Republic, following the stabilization of German currency after the hyperinflation crisis of 1923. The Reichsmark was introduced in 1924 to replace the Rentenmark and remained Germany's official currency until 1948, when it was replaced by the Deutsche Mark in West Germany and the East German mark in East Germany. The 1929 series notes featured prominent German cultural figures, with Dürer chosen for the 10 Reichsmark denomination to celebrate Germany's artistic heritage. These notes were printed by the Reichsdruckerei (Reich Printing Works) in Berlin and remained in circulation throughout the Nazi period and World War II.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # 180a
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1929–1945
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
Acquired from
Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade VF
Serial number C·27013281
Serial prefix C

Note shows moderate circulation with some soiling and creasing. Paper remains intact with no tears. Colors are somewhat faded but design details remain clear.

Valuation

What it's worth now

$5–$15
Type default range $5–$15
Valuation history (1)
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History & extractions

AI extractions (1)
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status: ok · step 1 · $0.0365 · 6319↓ + 1171↑ tokens
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