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3 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Dresden (City of Dresden) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Salmon-pink notgeld printed in green and red on a fine guilloche cross-hatch underprint, with decorative corner vignettes containing stylised floral and geometric ornaments and the Dresden civic shield at centre. The denomination numeral "3 000 000" appears at the top in bold green letterpress, with the value in Gothic script "Drei Millionen Mark" occupying the central field. Below, the Dresden coat of arms is printed in red, flanked by the payment and issuance text, the date August 1923, and two manuscript signature lines identifying the Oberbürgermeister and the Finanzamt. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse printed entirely in red-brown on a salmon ground, with a fine net-pattern guilloche underprint and a decorative outer border of repeated circular and foliate motifs. The large denomination numeral "3 000 000" dominates the centre, flanked by the Dresden heraldic shield on each side, with the spaced letterpress inscription "M + A + R + K" immediately below. A cautionary anti-counterfeiting legend appears in Gothic script at the foot, and an expiry notice is set in smaller type across the upper portion. |
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Dresden issued its own emergency currency during the hyperinflation peak of 1923, as the Reichsbank's printing capacity simply could not keep pace with denominations climbing into the millions. Notgeld at this level was no longer the wartime small-change substitute of 1917–1919 — it was a desperate administrative measure by municipal governments trying to meet payroll and basic obligations before the next round of devaluation wiped out whatever they had just printed.
The 3,000,000 Mark denomination dates from the summer-to-autumn 1923 window when municipal issues multiplied at a staggering rate. By November, the Rentenmark reset made all of it worthless paper overnight.