SOVIET INTEREST - EAST GERMAN MILITARY SPECIMEN NOTES, prepared for a possible invasion of West Germany by Soviet forces and comprising
5, 10 & 20 Deutsch Mark notes,1955, overprinted 'Militargeld' in blue with East German emblem. RARE, UNC.

Notes: One of 12 sets known to have been released by East German Archives, as noted in 'World War II Remembered' by Fred Schwan (pages 17, 18 & 19)

Provenance: Acquired by the current owner from Colin Narbeth & Son in 1995 and sold together with supporting documentation.