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1 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Müllheim (Baden) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Nº 06126 Notgeld der Stadtgemeinde Müllheim (Baden) Eine Million Mark 1.000.000 Mark Gültig bis zum Aufruf. Müllheim in Baden 21. August 1923 Der Gemeinderat: |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted save for a blind offset impression showing the obverse design in mirror image, a characteristic of single-sided Notgeld issues printed on thin stock. A faint show-through of the guilloche underprint, denomination, and municipal arms are visible in reverse. |
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Müllheim's municipal million-mark note belongs to the vast wave of Notgeld issued by German towns during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsbank's printing capacity could not keep pace with demand and local authorities were authorized — then pressured — to fill the gap themselves. By the time denominations reached seven figures, a single tram fare or loaf of bread could require notes of this face value.
Local printing in Müllheim kept production costs low, though it also meant quality control varied considerably across the series. The paper stock on many Baden municipal issues from this period is thin and prone to fold splits along vertical crease lines.