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100 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtkreis und Landkreis Coblenz (Districts of Koblenz, Prussian Province of Rhine) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Size | 104 x 76 mm |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed on cream paper and enclosed by a green guilloche border running on all four sides. Central text in blackletter type carries the denomination 'Hunderttausend Mark', with the serial number above and a redemption clause in smaller blackletter script below; the issue date 'Coblenz, den 20. August 1923' appears beneath. Two authority blocks are set side by side at the foot — one for Stadtkreis Coblenz, signed by the Oberbürgermeister, and one for Landkreis Coblenz, signed by the Vorsitzende des Kreisausschusses — each bearing a manuscript signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | KASSENSCHEIN des Stadtkreises und des Landkreises Coblenz II LN No Hunderttausend Mark Dieser Kassenschein kann jederzeit bei der Stadtkasse und der Kreisgemeindekasse eingelöst werden. Coblenz, den 20. August 1923. Stadtkreis Coblenz Der Oberbürgermeister: Landkreis Coblenz Der Vorsitzende des Kreisausschusses: |
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This note belongs to the vast wave of Notgeld issued by German municipalities during the hyperinflationary collapse of 1923, when Reichsbank currency became functionally worthless faster than it could be printed. Koblenz — under French occupation since 1919 as part of the Rhineland demilitarized zone — occupied an unusual administrative position at the time of issue, with local German authorities still managing civil finances under Allied oversight.
The 100,000 Mark denomination, staggering by prewar standards, was already losing practical value within days of printing. By late 1923 it wouldn't cover a tram fare.