1 Mark

Trittau is a small town in Holstein, east of Hamburg, and like hundreds of German municipalities in 1921–1923 it issued its own emergency paper when central currency became practically useless for small transactions during the inflation spiral. These Gemeinde-issued Notgeld pieces were often printed locally in short runs, which accounts for the variety of types and subtypes cataloged under a single reference — the .2 and .3 suffixes in DeNG 1347 likely reflect different print batches or minor typographic variants rather than intentional redesigns.

Municipal Notgeld of this period was rarely redeemed in full. As hyperinflation made even 1 Mark denominations worthless within weeks, many notes were simply discarded or kept as curiosities.