{"product_id":"east-germany-gdr-20-mark-1975-p-29a-vf-goethe-collectible-banknote","title":"East Germany (GDR) 20 Mark 1975 P-29a VF – Goethe","description":"\u003cp\u003e📸 \u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e We have many of these banknotes in stock. The exact serial numbers and specific wear patterns will vary from the photographs, but the described condition and overall quality remain exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA genuine East German 20 Mark note dated 1975, with the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on the front. The country that issued it disappeared in 1990, and its money went with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚡ \u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Index: 5.2 \/ 10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy it's extreme:\u003c\/em\u003e Goethe on the money of a state that vanished: the GDR Mark was scrapped at the July 1990 currency union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; drama (30%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScarcity (25%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/10 (Numista rarity index 13\/100)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWow factor (20%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge (15%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition (10%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Extreme Index is Extreme Banknotes' own collector score based on history, scarcity, curiosity, age and condition — it is not a valuation or investment rating.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📦 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded Banknote:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e1975 East Germany (GDR) 20 Mark (P-29a)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📖 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory and Significance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis note was issued by the Staatsbank der DDR, the central bank of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It belongs to the 1975-dated series printed at the Wertpapierdruckerei in Leipzig. The P-29a variety, offered here, has a six-digit serial number in the wide style; a later printing from 1986 (P-29b) uses a narrower seven-digit serial. The GDR Mark stopped being legal tender on 1 July 1990, when the West German Deutsche Mark replaced it in the currency union that came three months before German reunification. Goethe (1749–1832), the author of Faust, is still the best-known figure of German literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎨 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe at right, the GDR state emblem (hammer and compass in a ring of rye) at upper left, green guilloche pattern with \"ZWANZIG MARK DER DEUTSCHEN DEMOKRATISCHEN REPUBLIK\" and the date 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e young schoolchildren running down the steps of a modern school building, with the state emblem at left and the warning against counterfeiting along the top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumismatic Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 127 × 55 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard circulation banknote\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark der DDR (1968–1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e German Democratic Republic (East Germany)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing Authority:\u003c\/strong\u003e Staatsbank der DDR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wertpapierdruckerei, Leipzig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-29a, six-digit wide serial number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVF (Very Fine) \/ Circulated.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows clear signs of circulation, such as several folds, minor edge wear and some loss of crispness, while remaining fully intact with clear design details. As we hold multiple examples, the note you receive may differ slightly from the one photographed, but will be in the same grade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Extreme Banknotes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61268016562510,"sku":null,"price":4900.0,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/8647\/3806\/files\/East_Germany_GDR_20_Mark_1975_P-29a_VF_front_back.jpg?v=1792322146","url":"https:\/\/extremebanknotes.com\/products\/east-germany-gdr-20-mark-1975-p-29a-vf-goethe-collectible-banknote","provider":"Extreme Banknotes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}