State: Germany, Weimar Republic
Issuer: Lippe (LD / NW) Fürstlich Lippische Regierung in Detmold
Location of issue: Detmold
Date of issue: 13.11.1918 AD.,
Value: 20 Mark
Size: 140 x 88 mm
Material: paper
Watermark: Verschlungene Kreise
Serial : -
Serial no. : 11535
Signatures: (6)
Printer: ?
Obv.: № 11535 / Zwanzig Mark / zahlt die Landesbank des / Fürstentums Lippe in Detmold / dem Einleferer dieses Scheins / …. , Arminius memorial within woods at left, embossed seal to right.
Rev.: 20 – Zwanzig Mark – 20 / Für die Einlösung …. , blue text and ornaments.
References: Geiger 324.03 .
Lippe (later Lippe-Detmold and then again Lippe) was a historical state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest.
The Free State of Lippe (German: Freistaat Lippe) was a German state formed after the Principality of Lippe was abolished following the German Revolution of 1918.
After the end of World War II, Lippe was restored. This autonomy ended in January 1947, when the Control Commission for Germany – British Element (CCG/BE) incorporated Lippe into the new German state of North Rhine-Westphalia created three months earlier.
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_of_Lippe ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Lippe