Reference:
Pick: #20 , The Banknote Book: B216 , Other: DDR-14
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Description
German Democratic Republic. German Note-Issuing Bank. 1955 Issues. Date: 13.10.1957. Dimensions: 170 x 85 mm. Watermark: Thorn points pattern. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: VEB Wertpapierdruckerei, Leipzig. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly red, orange and green. Description of the front: Frame and background composed of guilloche patterns. Texts in German. Letter and numbering in red. Value "50" in the corners and in a decorated rosette on the right. No signature. Description of the back: Texts in German. Frame and background composed of guilloche patterns. Value in letters "FUNFZIG" in the center and the value "50" in the corners. Replacement note with Y or Z prefix.