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10 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Pink and dark brown letterpress Notgeld note with a densely composed text field bearing the central heading 'Stadt-Sparkasse Bielefeld' in bold Gothic script, flanked by the denomination 'Zehn Millionen Mark' and incorporating the issue date 11.8.1923 and the issuing authority 'Stadtkämmerei'. A silhouette vignette in the lower register illustrates a medieval agricultural and trade scene with horse-drawn carts, barrels, and figures set against a pink guilloche underprint. Marginal inscriptions running along all four borders cite local historical facts, with the printer's credit 'Druckerei Gundlach A.-G. Bielefeld' appearing within the border text. |
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| Reverse lettering | STADT-SPARKASSE BIELEFELD 10 MILLIONEN 10 MILLIONEN VERPFLICHTEN SICH DIE GRAFEN VON RAVENSBERG DIE BIELEFELDER BÜRGER SCHWÖREN ZULASSEN... AM 1.AUG.1923 BETRAGEN DIE EISENBAHN FAHRPREISE FÜR DEN KILOMETER: 1.KLASSE: 3200M 1ET 10000M 2.KLASSE 1600M 1PFUND BUTTER 21600M 3.KLASSE 500M 1PFUND KARTOFFELN 16000M 4.KLASSE 330 M 5.SEPT.23: 1 DOLLAR 20 000 000M 1 ENGL. PFUND 90 000 000M 1 ANZUG EINUNDZWANZIG MILLIONEN+ PORTO AB 1.SEPT.23 1 BRIEF 75000M 1 POSTKARTE 30000M EINE RACHE... BIELEFELD... DIE ZERSTÖ... HERFORDER... STADTBANK... AM 15.5.12... |
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Bielefeld's savings bank was among the most prolific issuers of notgeld during the hyperinflation crisis of 1923, and the city became genuinely notable in emergency currency circles — not least because some of its issues were printed on unconventional materials including linen and leather, a practical response to paper shortages and an attempt to produce notes with longer service lives than pulp could offer. This particular paper issue came from E. Gundlach, a local commercial printer pressed into monetary service like dozens of regional firms that year.
By the time 10-million-mark denominations were routine, the Reichsbank had effectively lost control of the money supply to municipal and corporate issuers. Stabilization came in November 1923 with the introduction of the Rentenmark, after which all notgeld was demonetized.