German banknotes 1906–1914

A few years after 1874 the German central bank issued a new series of banknotes.

This currency was based on and backed by German gold reserves, as in other major countries of that period.

Had it not been for the First World War (1914–1918), the 1,000-mark banknote would have been very rare.

When it was first issued in 1884, according to the original description it had a value of about 200 euros. The last pre-war type banknote was issued in 1906 and had a value of 20 marks.