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[Germany Five Reich Mark]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.354 Author/Creator: Place Written: Germany Type: Object Date: circa 1904-1944 Pagination: 1 banknote : paper : blue Height: 9 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Foreign currency with blue ink with the number five marked on one side with a dragon. On reverse side is a dove, the back of a nude baby, and a person wearing robes and a helmet.

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