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2 000 000 Mark Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Staatsministerium
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Staatsministerium |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 2.000.000 Mark Zwei Millionen Mark zahlt die Hauptstaatskasse in Schwerin dem Einlieferer gegen diesen Notgeldschein. Der Zeitpunkt, in dem dieser Schein seine Gültigkeit verliert, wird durch Bekanntmachung im Regierungsblatt bestimmt Schwerin, den 17. August 1923. Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Staatsministerium |
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| Reverse lettering | ALLE LANDES- UND GEMEINDEKASSEN IM GEBIET DES FREISTAATES MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN NEHMEN DIESES NOTGELD WÄHREND DER UMLAUFSFRIST IN ZAHLUNG 2 MILLIONEN FREISTAAT MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN WER DIESES NOTGELD NACHMACHT, UM DAS NACHGEMACHTE GELD ZU GEBRAUCHEN, ODER ALS ECHTES IN DEN VERKEHR ZU BRINGEN, WIRD MIT ZUCHTHAUS NICHT UNTER 2 JAHREN BESTRAFT (§§ 146, 149 ST.-G.-B.) |
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In the summer of 1923, German regional and municipal authorities were legally permitted to issue their own emergency currency — Notgeld — as the Reichsbank's printing capacity collapsed under hyperinflation. Mecklenburg-Schwerin's Staatsministerium was among the state-level bodies that stepped in, issuing high-denomination notes as the mark's purchasing power evaporated within days of printing. The 2,000,000 Mark figure, which would have seemed absurd twelve months earlier, was already barely adequate for everyday transactions by the time these notes reached circulation.
State-issued Notgeld of this type carried more legal weight than municipal issues, technically backed by state treasury obligations — though in practice that distinction meant little given the speed of the collapse.