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1/2 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P1 |
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Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
1/2 Mark 1922 |
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PMG AU 58 |
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1831526-038
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 50 pfennig Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 1, TBB: # B101, Rosenberg: # 846, Grabowski: # MEM-1 or Kolsky: # 164). Dimensions: 90 x 58 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: no. Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant monochrome in blue on the front and green, yellow and blue on the back. Description on the front: Security background in blue monochrome composed of wavy patterns with a large rosette in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency notes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "1/2 Fünfzig Pfennig 1/2", the five-digit or six-digit banknote number and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (without value 3 months after the end of the issue)" . On the left, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers". Four signatures are affixed at the bottom of the post: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Description of the back: floral frame with a general view of the town of Memel from the Curonian Spit dune. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartridge containing the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer" and on each side, the value "50 Pfg" repeated twice in black. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. The bill is known without numbering. No specimen known for this note.
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1 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P2 |
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Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
1 Mark 1922 |
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PMG 64 |
| Cert #: |
1832180-007
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 1 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 2, TBB: # B102, Rosenberg: # 847, Grabowski: # MEM-2 or Kolsky: # 165). Dimensions: 90 x 58 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Shaded chain pattern.(Plastische Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with predominantly bistre monochrome on the front and green, yellow and blue on the back. Description on the front: security background in bistre monochrome composed of wavy patterns with a large rosette in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "1 Eine Mark 1", the six-digit banknote number and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (not worth 3 months after the end of the issue)". On the left, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers". Four signatures are affixed at the bottom of the post: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Back description: floral frame with a general view of the Curonian Spit dune. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartouche containing the mention “Notgeld der Handelskammer” and on each side, the value “1 Mark” repeated twice in black. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. The bill is known without numbering and punched "UNGÜLTIG (CANCELLED)". No specimen known for this note.
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2 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P3 |
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Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
2 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Sculptured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1832180-009
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 2 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 3, TBB: # B103, Rosenberg: # 848, Grabowski: # MEM-3 or Kolsky: # 166). Dimensions: 96 x 65 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Shaded chain pattern (Plastische Kette) or Outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with predominantly bleue and bistre on the front and green, brown and blue on the back. Description on the front: security background in blue and bistre composed of wavy patterns with a large rosette in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "2 Zwei Mark 2", the six-digit banknote number and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (not worth 3 months after the end of the issue)". On the left, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers". Four signatures are affixed at the bottom of the post: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Description of the back: floral frame with a general and historical view of the town of Memel around 1630. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartridge containing the words "1630 Notgeld der Handelskammer" and on each side, the value "2 Mark" repeated twice in black. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. The bill is known without numbering and punched "UNGÜLTIG (CANCELLED)". No specimen known for this note.
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5 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P4 |
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Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
5 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Contoured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1906475-020
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 5 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 4, TBB: # B104, Rosenberg: # 849, Grabowski: # MEM-4 or Kolsky: # 167). Dimensions: 120 x 80 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Shaded chain pattern (Plastische Kette) or outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant blue and bistre on the front and gray-green, bistre and blue on the back. Description of the front: security background in blue and bistre composed of wavy patterns with in the center a large rosette containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. The value in figures is printed in black in the corners. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "Fünf Mark" and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (without value 3 months after the end of the issue)". Four signatures are affixed in the center of the note: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Below, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers" and the six-digit banknote number. Back description: floral frame with three frames in which are represented a sailboat and a sailor, the stock market (Die Börse) with boats and a sailor looking at a steamer in the port of Memel. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartridge containing the words "Die Börse, Notgeld der Handelskammer" and on each side, the value "5 Mark" repeated twice in black. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. The bill is known without numbering and punched "UNGÜLTIG (CANCELED)". No specimen known for this note.
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10 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P5 |
| Item: |
Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
10 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Sculptured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 67 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1831526-040
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 10 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 5, TBB: # B105, Rosenberg: # 850, Grabowski: # MEM-5 or Kolsky: # 168). Dimensions: 120 x 80 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Shaded chain pattern (Plastische Kette) or Outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant blue and bistre on the front and gray-green, bistre and blue on the back. Description of the front: security background in blue and bistre composed of wavy patterns with in the center a large rosette containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. The value in figures is printed in black in the corners. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "Zehn Mark" and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (without value 3 months after the end of the issue)". Four signatures are affixed in the center of the note: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Below, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers" and the six-digit banknote number. Description of the back: floral frame comprising three frames in which local figures are represented, and in the center, the Memel lighthouse (Leuchtturm) and the railroad to the port of Klaipèda. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartouche containing the mention "Leuchtturm, Notgeld der Handelskammer" and on each side, the value "10 Mark" repeated twice in black. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. The bill is known without numbering and punched "UNGÜLTIG (CANCELED)". No specimen known for this note.
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20 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P6 |
| Item: |
Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
20 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Sculptured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1906076-083
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 20 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 6, TBB: # B106, Rosenberg: # 851, Grabowski: # MEM-6 or Kolsky: # 169). Dimensions: 150 x 93 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Shaded chain pattern (Plastische Kette) or Outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant purple and bistre on the front and green, yellow and blue on the back. Description on the front: purple and bistre security background composed of wavy patterns with a large rose window in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Mémel. All texts are printed in black. The value in figures is printed in black in the corners. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "Zwanzig Mark" and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (not worth 3 months after the end of the issue)". Four signatures are affixed in the center of the note: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Below, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers" and the six-digit banknotes number. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. Description of the back: floral frame with three frames in which are represented a cow and a horse, and in the center, a typical farm of the region of Memel. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartridge containing the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer" and on each side, the value "20 Mark" repeated twice in gray and black. No specimen known for this note.
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50 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P7 |
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Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
50 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Sculptured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
6002752-053
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 50 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 7, TBB: # B107, Rosenberg: # 852, Grabowski: # MEM-7 or Kolsky: # 170). Dimensions: 150 x 93 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Shaded chain pattern (Plastische Kette) or Outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant green and gray on the front and green, yellow and blue on the back. Description of the front: black frame with graphic patterns and the value "50MARK" in repetition. Green and gray security background composed of wavy patterns with a large rosette in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. The value in figures is printed in black in the corners. Top center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "Fünfzig Mark" and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (not worth 3 months after the end of the issue)". Four signatures are affixed in the center of the note: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, & Dr. F.J. Meier. Below, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers" and the number of the five or six-digit banknote. The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. Description of the back: floral frame comprising three frames in which are represented The cellulose factory on the left (Cellulose-Fabrik), in the center, a view of the port of Memel with sailboats moored at the quay and rafts of logs drifting in the port (Treibendes Floss). On the right, a view of the shipyard with the presence of icebergs (Schiffs-Werft). In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartridge containing the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer" and on each side, the value "50 Mark" repeated twice in gray and black. No specimen known for this post.
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75 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P8 |
| Item: |
Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
75 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Contoured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1801536-031
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 75 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 8, TBB: # B108, Rosenberg: # 853, Grabowski: # MEM-8 or Kolsky: # 171). Dimensions: 165 x 115 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant pink and blue on the front and yellow and blue on the back. Description of the front: brown frame with repeating graphic patterns. Pink and blue security background composed of wavy patterns with a large rosette in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Mémel. All texts are printed in black. The value in figures is printed in black in the corners. The five-digit banknote number is printed at the top right. In the center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Mémel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "Fünfundsiebzig Mark" and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (not worth 3 months after the end of the issue)". Six signatures are affixed in the center of the post: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, Dr. F.J. Meier, Paul Schulz & Nathan Nafthal. Below, the words in French: "Authorized: Memel, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers". The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. Back description: floral frame with two frames in which the new sawmill on the left (Neues Sägewerk) and on the right, the old sawmill with a windmill and a pile of wood (Altes Sägewerk) are represented. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartouche containing the mention “Notgeld der Handelskammer” and in the center, the value “75 Mark” in gray and black. The bill is known without numbering and punched "UNGÜLTIG (CANCELLED)". No specimen known for this note.
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100 Mark 1922 French Administration - Post WWI P9 |
| Item: |
Memel / French Administration - Post WWI
100 Mark 1922 - Wmk: Contoured Chain |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1832180-021
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Owner Comments
France. Treasury banknotes. Territories occupied after 1918. Memel. 1922 Issue. 100 Mark Type 1922 Memel Notgeld. (Ref. Pick: # 9, TBB: # B109, Rosenberg: # 854, Grabowski: # MEM-9 or Kolsky: # 172). Dimensions: 187 x 115 mm. Banknote dated February 22, 1922. Watermark: Outline chain pattern (Konturen Kette). Printer: Parcis, Munich. Front and back: multicolored print with dominant bistre, gray and blue on the front and blue and bistre on the back. Description of the front: gray frame with repeating graphic patterns and rosettes. Burgundy and blue security background composed of wavy patterns with a large rosette in the center containing the coat of arms of the town of Memel. All texts are printed in black. The value in figures is printed in white at the corners. The five-digit banknote number is printed at the top right. In the center, the words "Notgeld der Handelskammer des Memelgebiets (Emergency banknotes from the Chamber of Commerce of the Memel country)". Below, the value in Gothic letters "Hundert Mark" and the words "Ungültig drei Monate nach Abruf (without value 3 months after the end of the issue)". Six signatures are affixed in the center of the post: G. Petisné, Joseph Kraus, Berhnard Hennig, Dr. F.J. Meier, Paul Schulz & Nathan Nafthal. Below, the words in French: "Authorized: Memorial, February 22, 1922 The High Commissioner Representative of the Allied Powers". The name of the printer is shown in the center outside of the frame "GEBR." PARCUS MÜNCHEN ”. Description of the back: floral frame with a general view of the town of Memel. In the upper part, a white banner with the word Memel printed in black. At the bottom, a white cartouche containing the value in letters "Hundert Mark" and the value "100" is repeated in coats of arms on the sides. No specimen known for this note.
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