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1 000 000 Mark Brombach bei Lörrach
| Issuer | Gemeinde Brombach (Municipality of Brombach) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Gemeinde Brombach 1000000 EINE MILLION MARK zahlt die Gemeindekasse Brombach an den Einlieferer dieses Gutscheins Giltig bis zum Aufruf im Oberbadischen Volksblatt in Lörrach Der Gemeinderat: Brombach, den 29. August 1923 |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on cream-coloured paper stock, showing only faint show-through of the obverse letterpress impression and minor age toning. No distinct design elements, text, or vignettes are present on this side. |
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Brombach bei Lörrach was a small industrial community in Baden, and like hundreds of German municipalities in the summer of 1923, it issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — when the Reichsbank simply could not produce denominations fast enough to keep pace with hyperinflation. By the time million-mark notes were necessary for ordinary transactions, the central printing infrastructure was overwhelmed, and local authorities were legally permitted to issue their own paper to cover wages and daily commerce.
Municipal million-mark issues from small Baden towns survive in lower quantities than those from larger industrial centers, partly because local print runs were modest and few were saved once the Rentenmark stabilization rendered them worthless in November 1923.