500 Deutsche Mark Type 1991

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Pick: #43 , The Banknote Book: B228 , Other: #BDR-45/#BDR-51

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Federal Republic of Germany. Deutsche Bundesbank. 1989-1999 Issues. 500 Deutsche Mark Type 1991. Front/back: Reddish-purple on multicolor underprint. Dimensions: 170 x 80 mm. Watermark: Maria Sibylla Merian and 500. Front: German text. Prefix letters and the banknote number are printed in black and gold. At right, portrait of the scientist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). In background, buildings and castle in Nuremberg. Wasp above the value. Two variants of signatures printed in reddish-purple at left under the watermark. Back: Bundesbank logo in reddish-purple. Dandelion with butterfly and caterpillar at center, dark tussock moth and flower at lower right. Security background with patterns. Windowed security thread with demetalized 500 DM. Printer: Bundesdruckerei. Material: Paper. Replacement notes: Prefix begins by YA.

Banknotes :Deutsche Bundesbank (1989-1999)