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1 000 000 Mark Thüringische Staatsbank, brown issue
| Issuer | Thüringische Staatsbank |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on an unadorned paper ground. A dense underprint of repeating '1000000' and '1000000' numeral strings in brown covers the right-hand portion of the note. In the upper centre, the series designation 'Serie D' is printed vertically in bold black letterpress, accompanied by a serial number printed horizontally below it. Along the lower edge, a two-line bold black inscription states the denomination and issuing authority. |
| Reverse lettering | Serie D 1000000 MARK. EINE MILLION MARK NOTGELD DES LANDES THÜRINGEN |
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The Thüringische Staatsbank was one of dozens of German regional and municipal authorities that issued their own emergency currency during the hyperinflation of 1923 — a period when the Reichsbank's output simply could not keep pace with denominations that were doubling by the week. By August of that year, one million marks was barely enough for a tram fare in some cities. The brown color variant of this note distinguishes it from at least one other color run of the same denomination, a common production shortcut when printers were switching paper stocks or ink batches mid-run to meet impossible demand schedules.
Weimar, as the Staatsbank's home city, handled its own presswork — an unusual degree of localization even by the standards of the Notgeld period.