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100 000 000 Mark Thüringische Staatsbank, Series B - orange
| Issuer | Thüringische Staatsbank (Thuringian State Bank) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black letterpress over an orange underprint on cream paper, the obverse carries the bold gothic denomination '100 000 000' at the top, below which the spelled-out value 'Einhundert Millionen Mark' appears in large Fraktur type, all enclosed within double-rule borders. The Thuringian coat of arms — a shield charged with a row of stars — occupies the lower left, set against a dense underprint of repeated numerals, while the place and date of issue 'Weimar, den 9. August 1923' and the authority 'Die Landesregierung' are inscribed centrally above two facsimile manuscript signatures. A vertical column of anti-counterfeiting statutory text runs along the right margin in orange. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 000 000 Einhundert Millionen Mark Weimar, den 9. August 1923 Die Landesregierung 100000000 Mark zahlt die Kasse der Thüringischen Staatsbank dem Einlieferer dieses Notgeldscheines. – Vom 1. Oktober 1923 ab kann dieses Notgeld aufgerufen und gegen Umtausch in Reichsbanknoten eingezogen werden. Wer nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachtes oder verfälschtes sich verschafft und in den Verkehr bringt wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft |
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The Thüringische Staatsbank was one of dozens of regional German institutions authorized to issue emergency Notgeld during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsbank's own output couldn't keep pace with the collapse in purchasing power. By August of that year, a 100-million Mark denomination was worth roughly the price of a newspaper — briefly. Within weeks it was functionally worthless.
The Series B orange distinguishes this printing run from at least one earlier series, suggesting demand required multiple press runs in rapid succession. Weimar as the production site is consistent with the bank's base of operations in Thuringia.