CURRENCY

Description: WHITE PAPER CURRENCY WITH DARK BROWN PRINT ON FRONT. "20" PRINTED IN LOWER LEFT CORNER. "REICHSBANKNOTE ZWANZIG REICHSMARK ... BERLIN, DEN 22.JANUAR 1929" PRINTED IN CENTRE OF BILL. IMAGE OF MAN AT RIGHT. TOP LEFT AND LOWER RIGHT CORNERS PRINTED WITH "O22204973" IN RED. SAME NUMBER REPEATED ON REVERSE WITH TWO CHERUBS BORDERING CENTRAL IMAGE OF MAN HOLDING HAMMER. TORN ALONG RIGHT SIDE NEAR BORDER; CREASED AND WORN THROUGHOUT. IMAGE OF MAN AT LEFT SIDE OF BILL (FROM FRONT), VISIBLE ONLY THROUGH LIGHT.

History: COLLECTED BY NICK PONYCH DURING HIS SERVICE OVERSEAS DURING THE SECOND WORLDWAR. PONYCH WAS BORN IN VEGRIVILLE AND SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE AFTER SERVING IN THE 2ND CANADIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, 20TH BATTERY AND 3RD CANADIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, 105TH BATTERY. SEE OBITUARY WITH HARDCOPY FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION. FOR HISTORY OF COLLECTION SEE P19970073001-GA.