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Bank deutscher Länder de

Bank deutscher Länder Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Bank deutscher Länder series of Germany, Federal Republic of in the World Currency contains 103 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1.00 and $15,000.00.

On 1 March 1948, the American, British, and French military governments established the Bank deutscher Länder (German: Bank of the German States, BDL) as the central bank and sole issuing authority for the western occupation zones of Germany. All of the notes dated 1948 were issued by its authority, but only some of these notes carried the bank’s name.
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1948 No sig No s/n Intro: 20 06 1948
$5.00 - $150.00
Stamped B in circle
$4.00 - $15.00
Perforated B
Stamped and perforated B
$200.00 - $200.00
Two diagonal SPECIMEN perfs
$250.00 - $250.00
Red MUSTER ovpt
$250.00 - $250.00
1948 No sig No s/n Intro: 20 06 1948
$4.00 - $60.00
Stamped B in circle
$20.00 - $120.00
Perforated B
Stamped and perforated B
Two diagonal SPECIMEN perfs
$250.00 - $250.00
Red MUSTER ovpt
$250.00 - $250.00
1948 No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$20.00 - $100.00
Stamped B in circle
$25.00 - $150.00
Perforated B
$50.00 - $200.00
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Stamped and perforated B
$20.00 - $120.00
Two diagonal SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$500 - $500
Red MUSTER ovpt
$500 - $500
Replacement: Prefix/suffix G/G Unconfirmed
1948 No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$6.00 - $200.00
Stamped B in circle
$10.00 - $400
Perforated B
$80.00 - $325
Stamped and perforated B
Two diagonal SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$450 - $450
Red 44-mm MUSTER ovpt
$450 - $450
Red 54-mm MUSTER ovpt
$450 - $450
Replacement: Prefix/suffix G/G Unconfirmed
No date No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$75.00 - $1,400
Stamped B in circle
$100.00 - $5,000
Perforated B
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Stamped and perforated B
Three diagonal SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$700 - $700
Red MUSTER ovpt
$700 - $700
Red MUSTER ovpt; SPECIMEN perf
$700 - $700
Replacement: Prefix/suffix G/G Unconfirmed
No date No sig Intro: 00 08 1948
$225.00 - $15,000
Stamped B in circle
Three diagonal SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$2,000 - $2,000
Red MUSTER ovpt
$2,000 - $2,000
B perf
$2,000 - $2,000
Replacement: Prefix/suffix G/G Unconfirmed
1948 No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$5.00 - $400
Stamped B in circle
$25.00 - $100.00
Perforated B
$25.00 - $100.00
Stamped and perforated B
$25.00 - $100.00
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SPECIMEN perf
$500 - $500
Red MUSTER ovpt
$500 - $500
Red MUSTER ovpt; SPECIMEN perf
$500 - $500
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n
$500 - $500
1948 No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$5.00 - $300
Stamped B in circle
$20.00 - $350
Perforated B
$15.00 - $15.00
Stamped and perforated B
$170.00 - $675
Two diagonal SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$650 - $650
Red MUSTER ovpt
$650 - $650
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
$650 - $650
1948 No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$50.00 - $400
Stamped B in circle
$50.00 - $200.00
Perforated B
Stamped and perforated B
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Red MUSTER ovpt
$1,500 - $1,500
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n
$1,500 - $1,500
1948 No sig Intro: 20 06 1948
$120.00 - $1,000
Stamped B in circle
$190.00 - $775
Perforated B
Stamped and perforated B
SPECIMEN perf
$3,500 - $3,500
Red MUSTER ovpt; SPECIMEN perf
$3,500 - $3,500
Two diagonal blue SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n
$3,500 - $3,500
No date No sig No s/n Intro: 20 08 1948
$1.00 - $8.00
White spot in margin to left of BANK front
Red MUSTER ovpt
$200.00 - $200.00
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
No date No sig No s/n Intro: 20 08 1948
$1.00 - $10.00
White spot in margin to left of BANK front
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Red MUSTER ovpt
$200.00 - $200.00
9 12 1948 Sig 1: Vocke/Könneker Prefix format X, 1X - 6X Printer: (Thomas De La Rue) Intro: 22 03 1950
$8.00 - $120.00
Stamped B in circle
$12.00 - $475
Prefix format 7X - 13X Printer: (Bundesdruckerei) Intro: 1956
$8.00 - $170.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
$2,000 - $2,000
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; black DLR oval and horizontal black SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
$2,800 - $2,800
Black DLR oval and horizontal black SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
$1,000 - $1,000
Diagonal red MUSTER ovpt front; all-zero s/n
$2,000 - $2,000
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; red DLR oval and horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix ✤
9 12 1948 Sig 1: Vocke/Könneker Intro: 19 09 1951
$30.00 - $300
Stamped B in circle
$80.00 - $250.00
Diagonal red MUSTER ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
$2,000 - $2,000
9 12 1948 Sig 1: Vocke/Könneker Intro: 16 05 1951
$50.00 - $450
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Stamped B in circle
$75.00 - $675
Red 89-mm wide diagonal red MUSTER ovpt front/back; two vertical SPECIMEN perfs; all-zero s/n
$2,500 - $2,500
Red 99-mm wide diagonal red MUSTER ovpt front/back; two vertical SPECIMEN perfs; all-zero s/n
$2,500 - $2,500
22 August 1949 Sig 1: Vocke/Könneker Intro: 13 12 1951
$5.00 - $110.00
Stamped B in circle
$15.00 - $325
Perforated B
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n
Two diagonal blue SPECIMEN ovpts front; all-zero s/n
$130.00 - $130.00
Diagonal red MUSTER ovpt front; two vertical SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$300 - $300
22 August 1949 Sig 1: Vocke/Könneker Intro: 27 11 1952
$10.00 - $200.00
Stamped B in circle
$20.00 - $225.00
Horizontal blue SPECIMEN ovpt; all-zero s/n
$150.00 - $150.00
Horizontal purple MUSTER ovpt; two vertical SPECIMEN perfs; normal s/n
$400 - $400
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