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2 000 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Cities of Eschweiler and Stolberg |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein über Zwei Milliarden MARK Hast du mich od' er hab ich dich? Dieser Gutschein wird v. den städt. Kassen in Eschweiler u. Stolberg sowie v. d. Banken des Eschw.-Stolb. Industriegeb. In Zahlung genommen. Er verl. seine Gültigkeit 4 Woch. nach Aufruf durch d. öffentl. Blätter. Eschweiler Stolberg 16. Oktober 1923 Die Bürgermeister: UMLAUFFAEHIG IM GANZEN REGIERUNGSBEZIRK AACHEN. GUELTIG BIS ZUM 1. APRIL 1924. Reihe A |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark red on a light ground with an overall fine geometric underprint. The denomination '2 Milliarden Mark' appears in large Gothic script at the top, with the numeral '2.000.000.000' running vertically along the left border. A central oval vignette enclosed by a wreath of roses and leaves shows an allegorical scene of figures in an industrial or agricultural landscape. The heraldic arms of Eschweiler appear at lower left and those of Stolberg at lower right, each captioned with the respective city name, and a three-line verse in German is printed beneath the central vignette. |
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This 2-milliard Mark note belongs to the German hyperinflation Notgeld series issued jointly by the twin industrial towns of Eschweiler and Stolberg in the Rhineland — both centers of coal mining and non-ferrous metal production. Joint municipal issues at this denomination level were administratively practical: local governments were scrambling to print emergency currency faster than the central Reichsbank could supply it, and combining resources across neighboring Gemeinden was one way to move quickly.
The Merkelbach reference covering this series (15–17) indicates multiple variants likely distinguished by date or issuing office designation. By late 1923, denominations at this scale were obsolete within days of printing.