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10 000 Mark
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Suhl |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Size | 165 × 99 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in olive green, dominated by two large symmetrical guilloche rosettes at left and right, each enclosing an oval void cartouche. A central guilloche medallion of intricate lathe-work connects the two rosettes, framed by a wave-pattern underprint border. The denomination numeral '10 000' appears in large bold figures both at the top and bottom of the design. |
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| Protection description | Rheinische Welle (Keller#41) |
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Suhl's municipal authority — the Magistrat — issued this 10,000 Mark note during the hyperinflationary collapse of 1923, when German cities, counties, and private firms were printing emergency currency (Notgeld) simply to meet payroll. The Reichsbank could not supply denominations fast enough as prices doubled weekly, so local issuers filled the gap by legal necessity rather than monetary ambition.
Otto Richters & Co. of Erfurt handled a substantial volume of Thüringian municipal Notgeld during this period. The watermarked paper is worth noting — many comparable local issues dispensed with security features entirely as costs and urgency mounted.