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1 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Heidelberg (City of Heidelberg) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 1 000 000 Mark (1 000 000) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000000 Eine Million Mark zahlt die Stadtgemeinde Heidelberg dem Einlieferer dieses Scheins Heidelberg, den 8. August 1923 Nur mit Trockenstempel gültig Serie A Der Oberbürgermeister Nach erfolgtem Aufruf in den Heidelberger Tageszeitungen verliert dieser Schein seine Gültigkeit Die Einlösung erfolgt außer bei den hiesigen Banken bei sämtlichen städt. Kassen |
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| Reverse lettering | Stadt und Schloss Heidelberg mit dem Komet von 1618 über dem Schloss. Nach einem Kupferstich von Matthäus Merian. (Im Theatrum Europaeum) |
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Heidelberg's municipal administration issued this million-mark note during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsbank simply could not print fast enough to meet demand. Cities, counties, railway companies, and private firms across Germany were legally permitted to issue their own emergency currency — Notgeld — to keep local commerce moving. By the time denominations reached seven figures, the notes were often obsolete within days of printing.
The dry stamp was the issuing authority's primary defense against counterfeiting, though at this level of monetary chaos, forgery was barely worth the effort.