3 Mark Oldenburger Woche

Oldenburg's "Woche" — week-money — notes were emergency scrip issued by the city during the hyperinflationary spiral of 1922, when Reichsbank notes were losing purchasing power faster than new denominations could be authorized. The 3 Mark piece is among the smaller-value Wochengeld issues, designed for very short-term circulation by definition; the weekly-issue model meant notes were theoretically redeemable and retired on a rolling basis, though in practice the system grew chaotic as inflation accelerated through that summer.

Printed locally by Ad. Essich & Co., the successor firm to F. Büttner — a regional commercial printer, not a specialist securities house.