Tilsit Städt Sparkasse, 1 Mark [side one]

Description:

Front of 1 Mark polychrome German note. On the left side of the bill is an image of a city, and on the right side is a cow; the two scenes are divided by a bridge over the Memel River; the word "Deutschland" points in the direction of the city and the word "Memelland" points at the cow. Memelland was occupied by Lithuania in the "Klaipėda Revolt" of 1923, annexed by Nazi Germany in March, 1939 and immediately reintegrated into East Prussia, annexed by Soviet Union in 1946, and made a part of the Lithuanian SSR in 1948. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has been part of the Republic of Lithuania.

Institution: Western Michigan University Libraries

Collection: World War II Propaganda Collections

Rights:

Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable International Copyright Laws, Treaties, or Agreements. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.

Subject Topics:

Paper money--German,

Crows in art,

Germany--Paper money,

Legal tender--Germany--1910-1930,

Cattle in art,

Cities and towns in art,

Bridges in art,

Industrial chimneys--Art,

Germany--Art,

Memel Territory (Lithuania)--Art

Language: ger

URL: https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/WMUwmu~82~82~203895~120945

Type: still image