Reference:
Pick: #25 , The Banknote Book: B221 , Other: DDR-19
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Description
German Democratic Republic. German Note-Issuing Bank. 1964 Issues. Date: 01.08.1964. Dimensions: 149 x 72 mm. Watermark: Friedrich Engels. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: VEB Wertpapierdruckerei, Leipzig. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly green. Description of the front: Frame and background composed of guilloche patterns. Texts in German. Portrait of the father of communist theory, the German philosopher and author Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). Letter and numbering in red. Value "FÜNFZIG MARK" in a rosette on the left with the coat of arms of Germany. No signature. Description of the back: Texts in German. Coat of arms of Germany. Frame and background composed of guilloche patterns. Letter value "FÜNFZIG MARK" below wheat threshers in field. Replacement note with Z prefix.