1942
Mecklenburg RM500 30 Year Loan Bond
WWII Third Reich Finance
What You See Is What You Get
Lot GM0094 - In this lot you get:
- (1x) 500 Reichsmark Mecklenburg State loan
bond
ON OFFER: A superb example of a 30 year Mecklenburg
state loan bond ('schuldverschreibung') for 500 ℛℳ , with
very low serial number (0094). Issued in Schwerin on 1 April
1942. Standard European A4 size. Lithograph by Giesecke &
Devrient of Leipzig and Berlin. No flaws. “GD” watermarks clear;
paper crisp, clean, and bright. Heavy embossed seal. Concise
terms on back. Rates an old-school XF+, punch cancel. The face
of the bond that you will receive is shown above. Others images
are for reference only. See scans.
The terms read, in part: "The capital bears interest at 4
percent per year from April 1, 1942 until maturity. The interest
is paid semi-annually in arrears on October 1st and April
1st..."
Landes Mecklenburg was a Third Reich
era state in North Germany on the Baltic Sea. Formerly a pair of
Grand Duchies in the German Empire, and Federal states in the
Weimar Republic, they were consolidated into the Landes
Mecklenburg in 1934. It was bordered by the Gaue of Pomerania to
its East; Brandenburg to its South; Hanover to its West;
Schleshwig-Holstein, and the Baltic Sea to its North. Its
capital was the city of Schwerin, and was home to the port city
of Rostock. After the war it fell within the Soviet Occupation
Zone and later the German Democratic Republic (DDR). Today it
has been reconstituted as part of the the Federal State of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, encompassing the whole of Germany's
modern eastern Baltic Coast.
Authentic historical artifacts documenting turbulent times. The
last of these canceled certificates from the vaults of the
former Reichsbank in Berlin were auctioned off by the German
Federal Office for Central Services and Unresolved Property
Issues (Bundesamt für zentrale Dienste und offene
Vermögensfragen, BADV,) through Spink & Son of London,
in November 2015. The BADV announced that this would be the
final sale of its last remaining pre 1945 German government
bonds from the famous 'Reichsbankschatz'
hoard. These are the last of them.
Appealing to scripophily collectors, historians, and educators
alike, they're an interesting addition to Second
World War and finance collections. Makes a nice gift for
the Old Cold Warrior, student, educator, or history buff in your
life!
Shipped FLAT via USPS Ground
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First lot ships at standard rate, all other lots in same order ship
free (except where noted).
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