500 Mark der DDR (East German Mark), never come to circulation.
Obverse depicting the Coat of Arms of the German Democratic Republic.
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500 Mark der DDR (East German Mark), never come to circulation.
Obverse depicting the Coat of Arms of the German Democratic Republic.
self made
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional,
public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
This image is in the public domain according to
German copyright law because it is part of a statute, ordinance, official decree or judgment (
official work) issued by a German authority or court (
§ 5 Abs.1
UrhG).
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see
Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.
This file, either completely or in part, depicts a unit of currency. Its use may be subject to criminal counterfeiting law or
other legal provisions outside of copyright law. Before you use this file, you have to ensure that such use is fully compliant with such laws. See our
general disclaimer.
Legal disclaimer This image contains a symbol
prohibited by law in some nations, owing to it being a representation of
communism,
socialism, or a similar governmental structure; or of an associated
political party/organization: