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100 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Kaiserslautern (City of Kaiserslautern) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Plain grey paper note with a typographically bold design in the German Expressionist style. At centre, the issuing authority legend arches over the large denomination text rendered in decorative block lettering, with the numeral 100,000 in stylised open figures beneath the inscription 'DIE STADTVERWALTUNG'. A circular embossed city arms vignette appears at lower centre, flanked by two manuscript signatures above their respective title legends, while a vertical side panel at right carries the redemption notice text printed sideways. |
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| Protection description | Circular embossed dry seal of the city arms of Kaiserslautern applied at lower centre of the obverse. |
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Kaiserslautern's municipal administration issued this note during the hyperinflationary peak of 1923, when the Reichsbank's supply chains had completely collapsed and local authorities across Germany were forced to print their own emergency currency — Notgeld — just to keep commerce functioning. The 100,000 Mark denomination, staggering by any prewar measure, was already losing purchasing power within days of issue.
The embossed stamp served as the primary authenticity control, a low-tech solution that reflected both the urgency of production and the limited resources of a mid-sized Palatinate city. The Saarland border location added pressure: French occupation of the Ruhr that year disrupted supply networks throughout the region.