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Occupied Persia / Persien World War 1
In 1916 - during WW1 - a small German military unit
- together with Turkish forces - occupied a small region in Persia. The goal of that mission was to
prevent a united front of Russian and English troops in the middle East against the German-Austrian
coalition. The German and Turkish troops held up in Persia until 1918. During their occupation
German bills with an Persian overprint were issued in the area. The overprinted bills are
denominated in Qran (or Kran) and Toman: 12 Qran, 25 Qran, 5 Toman, 25 Toman, 250 Toman.
The latter 2 notes are only known as specimens.
These bills are very rare and due to their high value have attracted falsification.
5 Mark / 12 Qran
This note was issued for the occupied Persian territories. The overprinted regular German
5 Mark banknote is dated from 31 October 1904.
(Ro 486)
10 Mark / 25 Qran
This note was issued for the occupied Persian territories. The overprinted regular German
10 Mark banknote is dated from 10 October 1906.
(Ro 487)
20 Mark / 5 Toman
This note was issued for the occupied Persian territories. The overprinted regular German
20 Mark banknote is dated from 19 February 1914.
(Ro 488)
100 Mark / 25 Toman
This note was issued for the occupied Persian territories. The overprinted regular German
100 Mark banknote is dated from 21 April 1910.
Specimen only.
(Ro 489)
1000 Mark / 100 Toman
This note was issued for the occupied Persian territories. The overprinted regular German
1000 Mark banknote is dated from 21 April 1910.
Specimen only.
(Ro 490)
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