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1 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Schweinfurt (Notgeld), City of Schweinfurt |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| In circulation to | 1923 |
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| Obverse description | The face is dominated by large Fraktur script reading 'Eine Million Mark', with the numeral '1000000.-' at the top centre and the series letter 'T' printed in green at the upper right. A vertical left panel carries an ornate guilloche band with circular rosette motifs and the denomination '1000000 Mark' set vertically in Gothic lettering, alongside a redemption notice along the far left edge. At centre, a woodcut-style heraldic eagle shield of Schweinfurt flanked by the place and date 'Schweinfurt, den 18. August 1923', the issuing authority text, a green serial number, and a facsimile signature above the title '1. Bürgermeister' to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000000.- Serie T Eine Million Mark zahlt die Hauptkasse der Stadtgemeinde Schweinfurt dem Ueberbringer gegen diesen Schein Schweinfurt, den 18. August 1923. Der Stadtrat: 1. Bürgermeister Einlösbar spätestens 1 Monat nach Aufruf. 1000000 Mark |
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Schweinfurt's million-Mark Notgeld was issued at the absolute peak of Weimar hyperinflation, when municipal governments across Germany were forced to print emergency money simply to meet payroll — the Reichsbank could not supply denominations fast enough to keep pace with daily price increases. H. Stürtz in Würzburg was one of the more reliable regional commercial printers pressed into this role, handling emergency issues for multiple Franconian municipalities simultaneously during the summer and autumn of 1923.
The single signature — Merkle as first mayor — reflects the stripped-down authorization process typical of crisis issuance. Within weeks of printing, a million marks would itself be inadequate for basic transactions.