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1 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Danzig Stadtkreis (City of Danzig) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Reference(s) | P#22 |
| Obverse description | The obverse presents the denomination '1 000 000 Mark' in bold Gothic letterpress at centre, set within a decorative border typical of German-style inflationary emergency currency. The issuing authority of the Free City of Danzig is cited in the upper inscription, with the date of issue and serial number arranged in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the stated denomination in large numerals within a simply composed typographic layout, framed by an ornamental border in the manner characteristic of Weimar-era high-denomination inflation notes. Official text confirming legal tender status and conditions of issue appears within the design. |
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Danzig's municipal emergency issues of 1923 were a direct product of Weimar-era hyperinflation spilling into the Free City, which — despite being a nominally independent entity under League of Nations protection — was economically tethered to Germany and absorbed the same monetary collapse. The Stadtkreis, essentially the city's municipal authority, issued notgeld at million-mark denominations because no other instrument existed to handle daily transactions at those levels.
The April 1923 print date places this squarely in the acceleration phase, before the catastrophic peak later that autumn.