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1 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Cities of Eschweiler and Stolberg |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Notgeld (emergency money) coupon printed in dark ink on a violet guilloche underprint, enclosed within a decorative interlaced border. The upper portion carries the joint issuing authorities 'Stadt Eschweiler' and 'Stadt Stolberg' flanking a serial number and series designation 'Reihe A', with the denomination 'Eine Million Mark' in large bold letterpress type below. A text block in the centre states the conditions of acceptance by municipal treasuries and banks of the Eschweiler-Stolberg industrial district, dated 'Eschweiler u. Stolberg, den 15. August 1923', below which appear two circular municipal seals and two manuscript facsimile signatures under the caption 'Die Bürgermeister'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in violet and black on plain paper, enclosed within a multi-band ornamental border of scroll and geometric motifs. The denomination text 'Eine Million' appears in large bold type at both the top and bottom of the design, flanking a central rectangular guilloche panel within which the numeral '1000000' is printed in large figures. The vertical side margins carry the text 'Stolberg-Eschweiler' in small letterpress type. |
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Eschweiler and Stolberg, two industrial towns in the Rhineland coal and metals belt, issued this 1,000,000 Mark note jointly during the summer of 1923 — the precise period when Reichsbank currency was losing purchasing power faster than new denominations could be printed. Municipal and regional authorities across Germany were authorized to issue emergency money (Notgeld) to plug the gap, and the joint issuance by two neighboring towns, rather than each printing separately, is an administrative detail that sets this piece apart from the bulk of city-issued inflation Notgeld.
By the time notes in this denomination were circulating, the figure itself was nearly meaningless — within weeks, the same authorities would be issuing billions.