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20 000 000 Mark overprint on 500 Mark
| Issuer | Kreisausschuß des Kreises Rendsburg (District Committee of the District of Rendsburg) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Printer | Druck L. Handorff, Kiel, Germany |
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| Reverse description | Green and brown letterpress note with the same ornate guilloche border as the obverse, centred on a large heraldic vignette of a single rampant lion passant guardant — the lion of Schleswig-Holstein — rendered in dark brown against the guilloche underprint. The denomination numerals "20000000" appear as a bold overprint in the upper left area, with the word "MARK" set in large display letters along the lower margin. A calligraphic redemption clause occupies the right panel, and the series letter appears vertically at the far right edge. |
| Reverse lettering | DER * KREISAUSSCHUß 20000000 20000000 MARK Dieser Schein verliert einen Monat nach erfolgter öffentlicher Aufforderung des Kreisausschusses zur Einlösung seine Gültigkeit DES * KREISES * RENDSBURG (Translation: The District Committee 20000000 20000000 MARK This note will expire one month after the public request for redemption by the District Committee The District of Rendsburg) |
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| Comments |
Rendsburg's district committee issued this overprinted emergency note during the hyperinflation acceleration of 1923 — the 20,000,000 Mark surcharge stamped over an existing 500 Mark base reflects exactly the administrative scramble that characterized Notgeld at its most chaotic. By mid-1923, municipal and district authorities across Germany were routinely requisitioning whatever printed stock they had on hand and overprinting new face values rather than waiting for fresh designs.
Handorff in Kiel was a regional commercial printer, not a specialist banknote firm. The practical consequence is visible in surviving examples: overprint registration varies, and ink adhesion on the stamp impression is inconsistent across the run.