The Banknotes of Germany - Democratic Republic

Banknote production status: EXTINCT. In 1990, East Germany merged with West Germany and used Deutsche Mark. In 2002, Germany began to use the Euro.

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Want an up-to-date, informative, full-color catalog of German Democratic Republic banknotes? Try The Banknote Book by Owen Linzmayer!
The first catalog number in each listing below is from The Banknote Book.

Deutsche Rentenbank (1948)

DR B1a P1	1 Deutsche Mark on 1 Rentenmark 30.Januar 1937 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P173. Single letter prefix followed by an eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DR B2b P2	2 Deutsche Mark on 2 Rentenmark 30.Januar 1937 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P174. Single letter prefix followed by an eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Tristan White

DR B4b P3	5 Deutsche Mark on 5 Reichsmark 31.August 1942 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P186. Single letter prefix followed by an eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DR B5b P4a	10 Deutsche Mark on 10 Reichsmark 22.Januar 1929 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P180a (with underprint letter). Single letter prefix followed by an eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DR B6b P5a	00 Deutsche Mark on 20 Reichsmark 22.Januar 1929 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P181a (with underprint letter). Single letter prefix followed by an eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DR B8b P6b	50 Deutsche Mark on 50 Reichsmark 30.Marz 1933 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P182b (without underprint letter). Single letter prefix followed by an eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DR B9a P7b	100 Deutsche Mark on 100 Reichsmark 30.August 1924 / 1948
With adhesive stamp on Germany P183b (without underprint letter). Single letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number.Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

Deutsche Notenbank (1948-1964)

DN B1b P8a	50 Deutsche Pfennig 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a six-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B1d P8b	50 Deutsche Pfennig 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DN B2a P9a	1 Deutsche Mark 1948
Single-letter prefix followed by a six-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B2d P9b	1 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B3b P10a	2 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a six-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B3c P10b	2 Deutsche Mark 1948
Single-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B3d P10b	2 Deutsche Mark 1948
Double-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

DN B4a P11a	5 Deutsche Mark 1948
Single-letter prefix followed by a six-digit serial number. Without plate number in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B4c P11b	5 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. With plate number in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DN B5b P12a	10 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a six-digit serial number. Without plate number in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B5c P12b	10 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. With plate letter in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DN B6b P13a	20 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a six-digit serial number. Without plate letter in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B6c P13b	20 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit serial number. With plate letter in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B7a P14a	50 Deutsche Mark 1948
One-letter serial number prefix. Without plate number in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B7b P14b	50 Deutsche Mark 1948
Two-letter serial number prefix. With plate number in lower left corner on front design. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B8a P15a	100 Deutsche Mark 1948
Denomination in rosette in right border reads "100". Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B9a P16a	1000 Deutsche Mark 1948
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B10a P NL	10 Deutsche Mark 1954 (1990)
Privately produced copy from the original plate. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

DN B13a P17	5 Deutsche Mark 1955 (13.10.1957)
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B14a P18a	10 Deutsche Mark 1955 (13.10.1957)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DN B15a P19a	20 Deutsche Mark 1955 (13.10.1957)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DN B16a P20a	50 Deutsche Mark 1955 (13.10.1957)
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B17a P21a	100 Deutsche Mark 1955 (13.10.1957)
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

Deutsche Notenbank DDR (1948)

DN B18a P22	5 Mark 1964
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B19a P23	10 Mark 1964
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

DN B19az P23r	10 Mark 1964
Serial number prefix YJ = replacement note. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B20a P24	20 Mark 1964
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B21a P25	50 Mark 1964
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B22a P26	100 Mark 1964
Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

DN B22a P26z	100 Mark 1964
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

Staatsbank der DDR (1971-1989)

SDDR B1a P27a	5 Mark 1975 (18.9.1979)
Thin serial numbers. Images courtesy Tristan White

SDDR B1b P27b	5 Mark 1975 (1987)
Thick serial numbers. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B2a P28a	10 Mark 1971 (5.3.1975)
Six-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B2a P28az	10 Mark 1971 (5.3.1975)
Six-digit serial number. Serial number prefix ZI = replacement note. Images courtesy Ron Wise

SDDR B2b P28b	10 Mark 1971 (1985)
Seven-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B3a P29a	20 Mark 1975
Six-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B3b P29b	20 Mark 1975 (1986)
Seven-digit serial number. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B4a P30a	50 Mark 1971 (1.6.1973)
Wide serial numbers. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B4b P30b	50 Mark 1971 (1986)
Narrow serial numbers. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B5a P31a	100 Mark 1975 (2.10.1978)
Wide serial numbers. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B5b P31b	100 Mark 1975 (1986)
Narrow serial numbers. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B6a P32	200 Mark 1985
Unissued. Narrow serial numbers. Images courtesy Brent Arthurson

SDDR B7a P33	500 Mark 1985
Unissued. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PFX3	5 Mark 1979
Images courtesy Ron Wise

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