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100 000 000 000 Mark Landkreis Krefeld
| Issuer | Landkreis Crefeld |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress note with a geometric zigzag border frame running along all four edges. The issuer's name 'Landkreis Crefeld' appears in Gothic blackletter script at both the top and bottom margins. The centre is dominated by the large numeral '100' above the denomination text '100 MILLIARDEN MARK' in bold serif type, beneath which a multi-line obligation text in German script identifies the issuing authority, the date 'Crefeld, den 15. Oktober 1923', and the signature of the Landrat. The serial number prefix 'REIHE A' is printed at lower left, followed by a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | Landkreis Crefeld AUSGEGEBEN AUF GRUND DER ERMÄCHTIGUNG DES REICHSFINANZMINISTERIUMS SCHWARZKOPF |
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One of thousands of emergency currency (Notgeld) issues printed by German municipal and regional authorities during the hyperinflation peak of late 1923, when the Reichsmark was collapsing so rapidly that local bodies had to produce their own denominations simply to make payroll and enable basic commerce. The Landkreis Crefeld — the rural district surrounding, but distinct from, the city of Krefeld — issued through its own administrative authority rather than the city itself, a distinction that occasionally confuses collectors grouping these by geography.
Schwarzkopf was a local printing firm. At this denomination, the note was worth approximately nothing within weeks of issue.