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Banknotes before 1871 and the Mark
The common German currency Mark was only introduced after the
German unification in 1871. Before the different states in
Germany mostly had their own currency, coins and banknotes.
This page shows a few banknotes issued before 1971 in different states.
Saxony (Sachsen)
1 Reichs Thaler Saxony 1772
This note is a Churfürstliches Sächsisches Cassenbillet - a treasury bill of the prince elector of Saxony issued in Dresden.
The bill shows a hand written serial number.
This bill is dated 6 May 1772.
1 Reichs Thaler Saxony 1804
This note is a Churfürstliches Sächsisches Cassenbillet - a treasury bill of the prince elector of Saxony issued in Dresden.
This bill is dated 2 January 1804.
5 Thaler Saxony 1848
This note is a K¨niglich Sächsisches Cassen-Billet - a treasury bill of the king of Saxony.
This bill is dated 16 April 1848.
5 Thaler Saxony 1855
This note is a K¨niglich Sächsisches Cassen-Billet - a treasury bill of the king of Saxony.
This bill is dated 6 September 1855.
1 Thaler Sachsen 1867
This bill is a Königlich-Sächsisches Cassen-Billet (Royal Saxon Treasury Bill) issued for the state Saxony. It is dated 2 March 1867.
Prussia (Preussen)
1 Thaler Courant Prussia 1809
This note is an undated Tresorschein from 1809. The issue of banknotes in Prussia had to be
stopped in 1806 after the defeat against Napoleon. From some years the Tresorscheine (literally:
vault bills) were issued until the financial system had been stabilised.
The bill shows a hand written serial number. The text on this bill is:
Tresorschein von einem Thaler in Courant nach dem Münzfuß von 1764.
Geltend in allen Zahlungen für voll.
(Tresorschein for one Thaler currency based on the coinage system from 1764. Valid in all
payments for the full amount.)
1 Thaler Courant Prussia 1824
This bill is a Kassenanweisung. The Tresorscheine were replaced by this type of bill in 1824 in
Prussia. It was issued by the Königlich-Preussische Hauptverwaltung der Staatschulden
(Royal-Prussian main administration of state debt). The bill is dated 6 May 1824.
1 Thaler Prussia 1851
This bill is a Kassenanweisung. It was issued by the Königlich-Preussische Hauptverwaltung der Staatschulden (Royal-Prussian main administration of state debt). The bill is dated 2 November 1851.
5 Thaler Courant Prussia 1856
This bill is a Kassenanweisung. It was issued by the Königlich-Preussische Hauptverwaltung der Staatschulden
(Royal-Prussian main administration of state debt). The bill is dated 15 December 1856.
1 Thaler Prussia 1861
This bill is a Kassenanweisung. It was issued by the Königlich-Preussische Hauptverwaltung der Staatschulden (Royal-Prussian main administration of state debt). The bill is dated 13 February 1861.
Other States
10 Gulden Frankfurter Bank 1855
This bill is a Bankschein (bank bill) denominated in Gulden was issued by Frankfurter Bank in Frankfurt/Main - formed by the affiliation of private banks in Frankfurt. The bill is dated 1 January 1855.
1 Thaler Courant Anhalt 1861
This bill is a Staats-Kassenschein (State treasury note) from the Dukedom Anhalt. It was issued by
the Herzoglich-Anhaltische Staats-Schulden-Verwaltung (State debt administration of the dukedome
Anhalt) in Dessau and is dated 20 May 1861.
10 Thaler Commerzbank Lübeck 1865
This banknote was issued by the Commerzbank in Lübeck and is dated 1 July 1865. 30,000 of these bills were issued. The notes were very popular and in 1871 a replacement issue was carried out to replace worn bills.
2 Gulden Bavaria 1866
This bill is a treasury notes from Bavaria. It was issued by
the Königlich Bayrischen Staats- Schuldentilgungs- Kommission (Royal Bavarian State and Debt-repayment Comission) in Munich and is dated 5 September 1866.
10 Gulden Württembergische Notenbank 1871
This banknote denominated in Gulden was issued by Württembergische Notenbank in Stuttgart. The bill is dated 15 November 1871.
35 Gulden Württembergische Notenbank 1871
This banknote denominated in Gulden was issued by Württembergische Notenbank in Stuttgart. The bill is dated 15 November 1871.
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