GERMANY
Pick#..................... 71a
Bankote Book # 236a - embedded red fibers at right on reverse rather than "10,000"
Denomination ..... 10,000 Mark
Date...................... 1922
Condition…...…. Fine
Comments…....... Male portrait (by Albrecht Dürer) on front. The actual painting is the 3rd image. German eagle on reverse. Watermark "10000" & "M" (5th image)
A sore spot after WW II was the Alsace and Lorraine areas annexed to France from
Germany. It is no coincidence that the Alsace and Lorraine regions were
annexed back to Germany when France signed armistice with France in
June 1940. Several examples of a German depicted on 10,000 Marks notes
exist. Whether on purpose or not, the portrait appears as a ghoul when
held on its side, 90 degrees counterclockwise (5th image). The ghoul is seen as
the French, sucking the blood from Germany by robbing Germany of these
land regions. Even the "cap" and "tunic" look French in appearance.
Image is not exact note in lot.
NEVER A RESERVE !!
CURRENCY DEN
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