10 000 000 000 Mark

Emittente	Kreis Hofgeismar (District of Hofgeismar)
Anno	1923
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Dimensioni	106 x 68 mm
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Descrizione del dritto	Red letterpress on a light grey guilloche underprint, the note carries the issuer inscription 'Kreis Hofgeismar' at top in Gothic script, below which 'Gut für' introduces the denomination '10 Milliarden Mark' printed in large bold red Gothic lettering at centre. A serial number in red appears at upper right, the redemption clause 'Einzulösen bei der Kreissparkasse Hofgeismar' runs across the lower centre, and the issue date 'Hofgeismar, 11. Aug. 1923' together with the authorising body 'Der Kreisausschuß:' and manuscript signatures appear at the foot. The border consists of a red ornamental frame of repeating geometric motifs.
Legenda del dritto	Kreis Hofgeismar. Gut für Nr 10 Milliarden Mark Einzulösen bei der Kreissparkasse Hofgeismar. Hofgeismar, 11. Aug. 1923. Der Kreisausschuß:
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Commenti	Kreis Hofgeismar was one of hundreds of German district administrations that issued emergency paper during the hyperinflationary collapse of 1923, when the Reichsbank's own output could not keep pace with the devaluation. By the time a ten-billion-mark denomination was necessary, the figures had become functionally meaningless — the note's face value could be wiped out by a single day's price movement. Local Notgeld of this denomination bracket was typically printed on short runs with whatever presses were available, often newspaper or commercial printers. The stabilization arrived in November 1923 with the introduction of the Rentenmark, after which most district-issued paper was demonetized immediately and destroyed in bulk.