50 Mark

Features

Issuer	German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Bank emisyjny	Deutsche Notenbank
Period	Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1964
Value	50 Mark (50 DDM)
Currency	Mark (1948-1990)
Composition	Papier
Size	150 × 71 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	1971
Number	N# 209132
References	P# 25 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) Dark green on yellow and red underprint.
Blank area for watermark at left, denomination and state emblem of the German Democratic Republic at centre, portrait of Friedrich Engels at right.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANKNOTE
FÜNFZIG　50
MARK
DER
DEUTSCHEN NOTENBANK
DDR

BERLIN 1964
50
FRIEDRICH ENGELS

Reverse

(en) Dark green on lighter green underprint.
State emblem of the German Democratic Republic at upper left, several combine harvesters harvesting wheat at centre, blank area for watermark at right. Counterfeiting clause and face value in word form at bottom.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
FÜNFZIG MARK　FÜNFZIG
WER BANKNOTEN NACHMACHT ODER VERFÄLSCHT ODER NACHGEMACHTE ODER VERFÄLSCHTE SICH VERSCHAFFT UND IN VERKEHR BRINGT, WIRD BESTRAFT

Watermark

(en) Portrait of Friedrich Engels.

Printer

Wertpapierdruckerei, Lipsk, Germany

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Date	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1964	$ 35	(en) Issued note	79%
1964		(en) Replacement Note, Prefix ZA-ZE	17%
1964		(en) Specimen	4%

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Past sales

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	Katz Auction 185 Lot 1644	24 Feb 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 21.99 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 183 Lot 1210	4 Feb 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 65.96 (EUR 57.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 170 Lot 2019	23 Sep 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 76.38 (EUR 66.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 159 Lot 1413	3 Jun 2025	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 127 Lot 2044	1 Jun 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 87.95 (EUR 76.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 118 Lot 2040	23 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 134.24 (EUR 116.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 78 Lot 1718	1 Mar 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 39.34 (EUR 34.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 76 Lot 1433	28 Jan 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 48.60 (EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 62 Lot 2325	21 Jun 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 43.97 (EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 89 Lot 297	10 Jul 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 31.24 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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