Old German Paper Money - Question on Watermark

Dear all,

I have a strong interest in old paper money. Recently, I have collected a few old German paper money dating from early 1900s. As I am trying to label their pick number, I found that identifying the watermark is not easy because I am not sure where to find the watermark on the paper note itself. An example:

Pick # 76:

1000 Mark
15.9.1922. Dark green on green and lilac underprint.
a. Watermark: E. White paper.
b. Watermark: I. Yellow paper.
c. Watermark: F. White paper.
d. Watermark: D. White paper.
e. Watermark: G. White paper.
f. Watermark: H. White paper.
g. Watermark: J. Pale green paper.
h. Watermark: K. Pale green paper.

For identification purpose, I am taking one of the ebay items as a reference:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/221931999019

Do you think any of you can help me to identify the matching watermark for the note in ebay above versus the list of watermark listed in the pick no from a to h?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Many many thanks in advance.

Best regards,

 

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The watermarks are different images, many look like latticework. Hold the note up to the light, and you will see the pattern. It was an anti-counterfeiting feature.
Some are hard to tell apart from another on these inflationary German notes.

 

The 1976 book by Harry Rosenberg, 'Die Banknoten des Deutschen Reiches ab 1971' has good illustrations of the watermarks..

There is also more detail, this note has varieties from a to p.

 

Dear all,

Thank you very much for your feedback.
I will check on my note again by holding it up against the light. Hopefully I can catch the watermark.

Of course, I will try to check on the suggested book above.

Will let you know all about my findings.
Any other comments are still welcome.

Have a great day.

 

The Rosenberg book has been through many editions since 1976. You should be able to find a more recent edition for cheap. It has more detail than the Pick catalog. While it is in German a non-German speaker can figure out the watermark information.

 

If you're interested, I can send you this book (Rosenberg H. Die deutschen Banknoten ab 1871-2001) in pdf.