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1 000 000 Mark Deutsche Reichsbahn
| Issuer | Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Size | 130 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Deutsche Reichsbahn Eine Million Mark Dieser Schein wird an allen Kassen der Deutschen Reichsbahn wie gesetzliche Zahlmittel in Zahlung genommen und bis zum 31. Oktober 1923 eingelöst. Berlin, den 12. August 1923. Der Reichsverkehrsminister |
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Deutsche Reichsbahn issued its own emergency currency during the 1923 hyperinflation because the Reichsbank simply could not print fast enough to meet payroll. The railway was one of Germany's largest employers, and paralysis of the rail network — through strikes, walkouts, or unpaid workers — was a political risk the government could not absorb. Notgeld from quasi-governmental entities like the Reichsbahn filled the gap that the central bank left open.
The two catalog variants (002-1a and 002-1b) differ in paper stock or watermark detail — small distinctions that reflect the frantic sourcing conditions of that summer, when printers took whatever materials were available.