1910 GERMANY 1000 MARK HISTORIC BANKNOTE - RARE BEAUTY Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 0.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 21, 2008 End Time Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Location Quinton, VA See more about '1910 GERMANY 1000 MARK HISTORIC BANKNOTE - RARE BEAUTY' Description IMPERIAL GERMAN 1000 MARK BANKNOTE   This Magnificent Reichsbanknote was printed in 1910 and is a Beautiful Example of the European Engraver's Art!!! It is a LARGE Note: About 4.5 by 7.5 Inches! At the time, all of Europe was gearing up for War but just couldn't figure out who was going to Start It!  It had been 100 Years since Napoleon's Imperial Troops had savaged much of Europe.  Any wars fought since then had been limited in scope and fought pretty much along the same traditional lines. Even the Biggest of them - the 1870 Franco-Prussian War - gave no hint of what was soon to come.  The Second German Empire (Reich) was proclaimed by Bismarck.  The First Reich was that of Charlemagne and it lasted 1000 Years until it was dissolved by Napoleon in 1805.  The horrors of the Third Reich still lay half a century in the future. Yet the groundwork was already laid.  After years of siding with Germany against a Resurgent France, England now started making plans to destroy Germany.  The French - having been humiliated in 1870 - were bent on "Revanche" (Revenge) and were only to happy to help. European War Leaders carefully studied the Campaigns of Grant, Lee and Jackson in America and hoped for such stunning success against each other.  But they forgot one thing, or really two:  Barbed Wire and Machine Guns.  Even by 1865 traditional warfare was already outdated - witness the slaughter at Malvern Hill and Gettysburg.  Yet since Generals always seem to base their plans on the Last War rather than the Next, Millions of Europeans looked forward to an Easy Victory: Hopes which were cruelly dashed in the Trenches of Flanders and the Killing Fields of Poland. But in 1910 all of Europe was still glorifying the idea of Empire and we see that arfully expressed on this Banknote.  Standing on either side of the Imperial Eagle and the Crown of Charlemagne we see two personifications of "Germania":  On the Right is an incarnation of Athena or Ceres with her Cornucopia, while on the Right the Allegorical Figure is holding a Long Spade - and sporting a very Classy Rastafarian Dreadlocks Do!!!   This Rare and Historical Beauty is yours now for Well Below its Considerable Collector's Value.  I have provided a High Resolution Scan.  Both sides of the Banknote are depicted, so this is a sample of the one you will receive.  All of them appear to me to be in Uncirculated Condition with no problems.  What might look like "dirt" on the Left of the Top Image is actually Green Fiber which has been added to the Paper to Discourage Counterfeiting.  We do the same thing today with our Banknotes.  I'll leave it up to you to evaluate its condition; please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. You can purchase up to THREE of these at NO ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST !!!   I HAVE DOZENS OF OTHER ITEMS ON SALE NOW !!! CHECK THEM OUT !!!   You will also find a Wide Variety of Collectible Certificates - Stocks and Bonds - in my eBay Store. Let me take you on a Journey through the World of MYTHOLOGY and SYMBOLISM that will be Entertaining as well as Informative! Be sure to come back as my Store increases its Inventory! I will be adding dozens more very shortly!   Check out my other items!   So come along with me on a Delightful and Fascinating Journey through the Wonderful World of the Engraver’s Art – with more than A THOUSAND IMAGES and some Entertaining and Informative Commentary.   I’ve spent more than THREE DECADES teaching Literature and Symbolism at the University Level and want to convey some of my Excitement about this Subject to YOU!!!   For Updates on Future Listings Click the Link and Sign up for my FREE email newsletters On Oct-13-08 at 05:40:01 PDT, seller added the following information:Worldwide shipping is generally availabe at less than $6.00. Please contact me for more details. When using PayPal be aware that since it cannot be insured, I will only be able to provide you with a photo of the package and a receipt from the US Postal Service. Registered is generally $12 extra.On Oct-20-08 at 17:41:43 PDT, seller added the following information:NOW ON BLOW-OUT SALE FOR ONLY $0.99 !!! Place a Bid!