This used 500 German mark note is a standard circulation banknote issued by the Bank of Saxony at Dresden. It is a pink, purple, black, and turquoise note that measures 176 mm x 106 mm. Its obverse side features Germania and Mercury. Its reverse side shows guilloches. Though the note does not have a security thread, it has a watermark of SB z D 500 500. This used note may contain minor stains or ink writing.