Man, get a load of this!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Germany_5_Mark_1904_VF_Art_Nouveau_Banknote.jpg

A 1904 5-mark bill. Love the art-Noveau decorative mythological details, particularly the dragon on the back, with a smouldering wisp of smoke coming out of his nose. I wonder if all the bills from this period are as decorative.

The Weimar-era bills (1919-1933) and the Nazi-era bills are both fairly lackluster, especially by comparison to this one.