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Original – One Deutsche Mark (1948), post WWII Allied occupied Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). Circulated by the United States Army Command, this was the first of three 1948 issues of West German currency.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Paired with the preceding note, these two 1948 Deutsche Mark notes represent the first issue of paper currency circulated in the German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany (formerly East and West Germany, respectively).
Articles in which these images appear
Deutsche Mark
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company for the United States Army.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.


Promoted File:FRG-2a-Allied West Germany-1 Deutsche Mark (1948).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]