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1000 Mark Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen
| Issuer | Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 1000 Mark |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in the same dark brown and crimson colour scheme, with the repeated EINTAUSEND MARK border legend running on all four sides. A large '1000MARK' denomination heading in art-deco lettering occupies the upper portion against a crimson banner. The central vignette presents a detailed heraldic composition showing the arms of the Province of Westphalia supported by two figures, set within an elaborate guilloche underprint frame. A crimson banner below carries the guarantee text affirming the Province of Westphalia's fiscal liability for all obligations of the Landesbank. |
| Reverse lettering | EINTAUSEND MARK 1000 MARK FÜR ALLE VERPFLICHTUNGEN DER LANDESBANK HAF- TET DIE PROVINZ WESTFALEN MIT IHRER STEUERKRAFT. |
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Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen was a provincial public bank, not a central authority, yet like dozens of similar regional institutions it was legally empowered to issue emergency currency during the hyperinflationary spiral of 1922. The Ruhfus printing house in Dortmund — a well-established commercial printer rather than a specialist security printer — handled enormous volumes of notgeld work during this period, prioritizing speed over the anti-counterfeiting sophistication that a note of this face value would ordinarily demand.
By late 1922, 1,000 Mark was losing purchasing power faster than notes could physically change hands.