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Nazi Germany, 2 Rentenmark note

Object | Accession Number: 1996.28.22

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    Nazi Germany, 2 Rentenmark note
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    Overview

    Date
    issue:  approximately 1937 January 30
    Geography
    issue: Germany
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt Fish and Judith Fish
    Markings
    face, top center, red ink : C · 74303158
    face, top, right, brown ink : 2
    face, center, brown ink : Rentenbankschein / Zwei Rentenmark / Ausgegeben auf Grund Der Verordnung / vom. 15. Oktober 1923 (R.-G.-Bl. IS. 963) / BERLIN, den 30.Januar 1937 / Deutsche Rentenbank / Präsident und Vorstand: [Rentenbank paper / Two Rentenmark / Issued according to / Ordinance. 15 October, 1923 (Rt.-G.-Bl. IS. 9631) / BERLIN, January 30, 1937 / German Rentenbank / President and Board / engraved signatures]
    reverse, center and lower left corner, brown ink : Deutsche Rentenbank / 2 2 / Zwei Rentenmark / 2 Rentenmark
    reverse, left, vertical, brown ink : Wer Rentenbankschien nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälchte / Sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft [Whoever imitates Rentenbank certificate or falsified or counterfeit or falsified / procured and put into circulation shall be punished by imprisonment from two years]
    Contributor
    Issuer: Deutsche Rentenbank

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Classification
    Exchange Media
    Category
    Money
    Physical Description
    Rectangular 2 rentenmark paper currency with a brown ink patterned rectangle on a light green background with the serial number in red ink at the top above 6 lines of German text and engraved signatures. There is a wide right margin with the denomination 2 in the upper right corner and an embossed Reichsbank seal at the bottom. The back has 3 ornate medallions on a geometric patterned rectangle: the left and right have the denomination 2, the center has a wheat sheaf. The bank name is printed above and the denomination Zwei Rentenmark is below. Two lines of small fraktur text are printed vertically along the left side. The wide left margin has the denomination 2 Rentenmark in the bottom corner. The paper is stained orange on the right front, torn, and creased.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Topical Term
    Money--Germany.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Kurt Fish and Judith Fish.
    Record last modified:
    2024-10-03 11:16:10
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