Reference:
Pick: #45 , The Banknote Book: B230 , Other: #BRD-53
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Description
Federal Republic of Germany. Deutsche Bundesbank. 1996 Issues. 50 Deutsche Mark Type 1996. Front/back: Brown and green-olive on multicolor underprint. Dimensions: 146 x 71 mm. Watermark: Balthasar Neumann and 50. Front: German text. Prefix letters and the banknote number are printed in black and dark green. Diamond OVD Kinegram. At right, portrait of the architect Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753). In background, buildings in Würsburg. Proportional dividers. Only one type of signatures: Hans Tietmeyer / Johann Wilhelm Gaddum printed in yellow-brown at left under the watermark. Back: Bundesbank logo in red-brown. Architectural drawing of Bishop's residence in Würzburg at left center. Holy Cross Chapel of Kitzingen-Etwashausen, ground plan. Windowed security thread with demetalized 50 DM. Not present on the 1989 Type, a new safety sign made up of small yellow circles called "Omron rings" and a pearly lustre stripe at right. Printer: Bundesdruckerei. Material: Paper. Replacement notes: Prefix with YA.