XXX-RARE GEM 1923 20 BILLION MARK RAILROAD NOTE AS LOVELY AS IT IS RARE! CV $200
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LAST ONE !!!!MASSIVE 12-WHEEL LOCOMOTIVE + 5 FAMOUS CITIES! FLAWLESS!!GERMANY'S RARESTIMPERIAL RAILROAD NOTE !ISSUED AT THE PEAK OFHYPER-INFLATION!!!20,000,000,000 MILLIARD ( 20 BILLION! ) MARKSUNHEARD OF GEM CU COND !!This is one of the most historic, intriguing and rare German bank notes we've ever offered. It was issued by the Berlin Division of the Imperial National Railways of Germany in 1923.While German Railroad Currency is not uncommon in smaller sizes and lower denominations, notes of this particular kind - profusely vignetted (with engraved illustrations), large sized and of very high denomination - are very rare, especially in uncirculated condition.The bill is beautifully engraved in fuschia, purple, brown and black. The title and denomination appear in gothic German script, below which is depicted an enormous 12-wheel cylindrically shaped steam engine ! The image above is the closest we could find to the design of the engraved locomotive.The brown reverse is filled with images of famous German towns, cities and sites as they looked some 85 years ago. These include the legendary Rheinfels Castle on an island in the Rhine River (shown at the bottom), the Cologne Cathedral, a Ruhr factory and more. The inscription across the middle reads "Einigheit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity Justice and Freedom) which was the motto
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