Collectorium · Banknote

5 Deutsche Mark – Deutsche Bundesbank

Deutsche Bundesbank banknote from the BBk I/Ia series, denomination 5 Deutsche Mark. Date on the note: Frankfurt am Main, 2 January 1980. Catalogue references: Pick P#30b; Rosenberg Ro.285a. Serial number A8777211J. Signatures of Karl Otto Pöhl and Helmut Schlesinger. Obverse: portrait of a young Venetian woman after a drawing by Albrecht Dürer, denomination and issuer's name. Reverse: oak branch with leaves and acorns, federal eagle, denomination and anti-counterfeiting text. The watermark repeats the portrait motif. Official size 120 × 60 mm; paper; predominantly green and olive tones. Condition: UNC (uncirculated), confirmed by the owner: clean, crisp paper, sharp corners, clear colours and no circulation folds. The faint vertical tonal line in the scan is not treated as a fold. The indicative value of EUR 15 is conservative for an ungraded UNC specimen compared with current realised sales and offers; certified Gem UNC and dealer examples may sell for more. Since 1 January 2002 the Deutsche Mark has not been legal tender, but Bundesbank notes can be exchanged indefinitely at the official rate of EUR 1 = DEM 1.95583. Catalogue and market review dated 26 August 2026. [figures retained from the source: 26.08.2026]

Category

Banknote

Year / period

1980

Country

Germany (Federal Republic)

Denomination

5 Deutsche Mark

Material

Paper

Collectorium

№ BN-0001