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5 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtverwaltung Hamborn a. Rh. |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| In circulation to | 1923 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown and green on plain paper, with a geometric Art Deco border of chevron and angular motifs framing the entire note. To the left, two vertical cartouches bear the numeral '5' above and below the word 'MILLIONEN' in inverted form, flanking a circular official stamp of the city of Hamborn. The central field carries the issuing authority legend at the top, the denomination 'FÜNF MILLIONEN MARK' in large green letterpress, a serial number, a redemption clause in small text, the date '25.8.1923', and a facsimile signature of the Oberbürgermeister. |
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| Reverse lettering | STADTVERWALTUNG HAMBORN A. RH. 5 MILLIONEN MARK 25. AUGUST 1923 GUBE & BUCHLOH |
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Hamborn was an industrial town in the Ruhr, home to major steelworks and a large working-class population that needed to be paid when Reichsbank notes became practically worthless overnight. Municipal notgeld at this denomination was a payroll necessity, not a novelty. The Stadtverwaltung — the city administration itself, not a bank — assumed the issuing function because no other local authority could move fast enough.
Gube & Buchloh were a local printing firm, which meant short turnaround but limited security features. By mid-1923, the five-million mark face value was already losing purchasing power before the ink dried.