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5 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Mönchengladbach (City of Mönchengladbach) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 5 000 000 Mark (5 000 000) |
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| Obverse description | The face of this Notgeld emergency coupon bears a central vignette of a church scene associated with the city of Mönchengladbach, with the denomination stated in large letterpress text above and below. To the left, the embossed relief seal of the city of M. Gladbach is affixed, and a printed circular municipal stamp appears alongside. The serial number is incorporated within a coat of arms device, with the series letter and number printed in the upper or lower margin area. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed with a show-through impression of the obverse text visible in mirror image, indicating the note is effectively unprinted on this side. A hexagonal grid watermark pattern is visible across the paper surface, along with faint ghost images of the obverse vignette and circular stamp. |
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Mönchengladbach was among hundreds of German municipalities that issued their own emergency currency — Notgeld — during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsmark collapsed so rapidly that the Reichsbank simply could not print fast enough to meet daily demand. By the time notes of this denomination were circulating, five million marks would have bought little more than a loaf of bread, and the purchasing power would be halved again within days.
The watermarked paper is worth noting — most municipal Notgeld of this period was printed on whatever stock was available, making the use of security paper here slightly unusual for a city issue.