Item: i16715     1910 AD German Empire ReichbanknoteBanknote collecting, or Notaphily, is a rapidly growing area of numismatics. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Reich  is a German word cognate with the English rich, but used most often to designate an empire, realm, or nation. The qualitative connotation from the German is "(imperial,) sovereign state." It is also cognate with the Latin word regnum (kingdom) and the Scandinavian rike/rige, Dutch: rijk, Sanskrit: raj, English: -ric; as found in bishopric. It is the word traditionally used for a variety of sovereign entities, including Germany in many periods of its history. It is also found in the compound Knigreich, "kingdom" (in the sense of "area or people ruled by a king", while "kingdom" in the sense of "kingship" would be translated as "Knigtum"), and in the country names Frankreich (France, the "Realm of the Franks"), sterreich (Austria
Trustpilot
5 days ago
1 month ago