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2 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Finanzdeputation Bremen |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue-green tones, the obverse carries a large stylised denomination numeral 'M 2000000' across the upper half within a ruled border, with the header inscription 'GUTSCHEIN ÜBER' in spaced lettering. The central vignette presents the coat of arms of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen — two rampant lions flanking a shield charged with crossed keys — set against a toned underprint. The issuing authority 'Freie Hansestadt Bremen' appears in Gothic script to either side, with the date 17. August 1923, the legend 'DIE FINANZDEPUTATION:', two manuscript signatures, a circular official stamp, and a serial number in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | Zwei Zwei Millionen Mark Freie Hansestadt Bremen Dieser Gutschein wird in der Stadt Bremen von allen bremischen Staatskassen in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit zwei Wochen nach erfolgter Aufkündigung in den Bremer Tageszeitungen KUPFERTIEFDRUCK CARL SCHÜNEMANN BREMEN |
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Bremen's Finanzdeputation issued this 2,000,000 Mark note during the acute phase of Weimar hyperinflation, when municipal and state authorities across Germany were printing emergency Notgeld simply to keep commerce moving — the Reichsbank could not produce denominations fast enough to match the collapsing purchasing power of the mark. By August 1923, two million marks would buy little more than a loaf of bread.
Carl Schünemann was Bremen's dominant commercial printer and handled much of the city-state's inflationary paper across multiple denominations that year. The quick turnaround between design, printing, and release meant quality control was secondary to speed.