Reference:
Pick: #27 , The Banknote Book: B301 , Other: DDR-23
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Description
German Democratic Republic. State Bank of the German Democratic Republic. 1971-1975 Issues. Date: 18.09.1979. Dimensions: 113 x 50 mm. Watermark: Thomas Müntzer. Material: Paper. Solid security thread. Printer: VEB Wertpapierdruckerei, Leipzig. Multicolored front and back printing with predominantly purple. Description of the front: Background made up of guilloche patterns. Texts in German. Portrait of the German Anabaptist preacher and theologian Thomas Müntzer (1489-1525). Letter and numbering in red (thin or thick serial numbers). Value "FÜNF MARK" in a rosette in the center. Coat of arms of Germany. No signature. Description of the back: Texts in German. Coat of arms of Germany. Background composed of guilloche patterns. Letter value “FÜNF MARK” below five harvesters in action in a wheat field. Replacement note with Y or Z prefix.