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2 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Stollberg i. E. |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark blue on a pale olive-green guilloche underprint and enclosed within a scalloped decorative border with rosette corner ornaments. The denomination '2000000 M.' and the serial number appear in the upper field, above the issuing authority text in letterpress Gothic script; the value in words 'Zwei Millionen Mark' is set in large display script across the centre. The date 'Stollberg i. E., 1. September 1923' and the issuer's full name appear in the lower portion, above two manuscript signatures with the printed titles 'Amtshauptmann' and 'Bezirkskassierer', with the printer's imprint 'Rats-Druckerei Glauchau' at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2000000 M. Gutschein Der Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Stollberg i. E. zahlt gegen Rückgabe dieses Gutscheines Zwei Millionen Mark Der Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach erfolgtem Aufruf in den Blättern des Stollberger Bezirkes. Stollberg i. E., 1. September 1923. Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Stollberg i. E. Amtshauptmann. Bezirkskassierer. RATS-DRUCKEREI GLAUCHAU. |
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Stollberg's Amtshauptmannschaft — the district administrative authority in Saxony — issued this 2,000,000 Mark note in 1923 as Germany's hyperinflation rendered Reichsbank denominations obsolete almost weekly. These district-level emergency issues, known as Notgeld, were authorized by local bodies when central supply simply could not keep pace with demand for higher denominations.
Rats-Druckerei in nearby Glauchau was a practical choice — local commercial printers across Saxony were pressed into service for exactly this kind of short-run emergency work. By the time notes of this face value were being issued, the 2,000,000 Mark figure itself had a shelf life measured in days before purchasing power collapsed further.