Germany 5000 Mark Reichsbanknote 1922 – Merchant Imhof Portrait by Dürer

Brown on green and light brown underprint 1922 German 5000 Mark Reichsbanknote: obverse with portrait of merchant Imhof (after Albrecht Dürer) at right, ornate guilloche patterns, Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) crests, denomination “5000”, and date Berlin den 2. Dezember 1922; reverse with large “5000” denomination in ornate frame, geometric designs, and promise text from Reichsbank.

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Description

Issued December 2, 1922 (Weimar Republic era) by Reichsbank in Berlin; part of early hyperinflation series (1920–1924). Printed on paper with varying watermarks (e.g., wavy lines, G/D in stars). Size approx. 150–160 × 90–100 mm. Main colors: brown/green/light brown.

Obverse: Portrait of merchant Imhof (Jakob Fugger-inspired, by Albrecht Dürer) at right, Reichsadler eagles top/bottom, denomination “Fünftausend Mark” / “5000”, ornate underprint with hexagons or lattices, “Reichsbanknote”, signatures from Reichsbankdirektorium.
Reverse: Large “5000” in center, geometric/ornate patterns, promise text “Die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin zahlt dem Inhaber dieser Note fünftausend Mark” (The Reichsbank Main Office in Berlin will pay the bearer five thousand marks).
Features: Running serial numbers; various watermarks (affect rarity); no security thread. Withdrawn; not legal tender – emblematic of Weimar hyperinflation onset.

Country: Germany

Year of Issue: 1922

Circulation: Circulated