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20 000 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Bamberg (City of Bamberg) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark green and black on light paper, with a decorative border composed of interlaced foliate and geometric guilloche ornaments enclosing small vignettes at each corner: an anchor with trident (top left), a monogram or civic emblem (top right), an owl on a book (bottom left), and a sailing vessel (bottom right). The denomination 'ZWANZIG MILLIARDEN MARK' is set in large Gothic blackletter type at centre, above the issue place and date 'Bamberg, im Oktober 1923', with a red serial number to the right. Below the main inscription, a two-line legal text states acceptance at all municipal and state cashiers and declares validity until 1 January 1924, with all claims expiring after 31 May 1924. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN DER STADT BAMBERG ZWANZIG MILLIARDEN MARK Bamberg, im Oktober 1923 Stadtrat Oberbürgerm. Geheimer Rat Dieser Gutschein wird in Bamberg bei allen Stadt- und Staatskassen angenommen u. hat Gültigkeit bis 1. Jan. 1924. Nach dem 31. Mai 1924 erlischt jeder Anspruch aus diesem Gutschein. 20 MILLIARDEN MARK |
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Bamberg's municipal administration issued this note at the peak of Weimar hyperinflation, when the Reichsbank could no longer supply denominations fast enough to meet payroll and retail demand. Notgeld of this magnitude — twenty billion marks — was not a curiosity when printed; it was a practical instrument for a single morning's groceries. Nagel & Ast, a local Bamberg firm, handled the run, which meant turnaround was faster than using out-of-town printers but quality control was unsurprisingly inconsistent across the series.
October and November 1923 saw German municipal authorities issuing and then almost immediately withdrawing notes as the inflation rate outpaced production schedules.