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5 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Altstadt |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 5 000 000 Mark (5 000 000) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein des Bezirksverbandes der Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Altstadt FÜNF MILLIONEN Mark zahlt der Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Altstadt gegen Rückgabe dieses Gutscheines. — Die Gültigkeit erlischt mit Ablauf der Frist, die bei Einziehung der Scheine für deren Einlösung öffentlich bekanntgemacht wird Dresden-Altstadt, den 23. August 1923 Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Altstadt Amtshauptmann Kasseninspektor Zugelassen vom Reichsfinanzministerium REIHE A |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue on plain paper, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche vignette in which the numeral '5' is set against concentric wave patterns, surrounded by elaborate rosette and lathe-work ornamental panels along all four borders. Below the central vignette the denomination 'MILLIONEN MARK' is inscribed in bold serif capitals. A cautionary anti-counterfeiting legend appears at the top, and the printer's imprint 'JOHANNES PÄSSLER, DRESDEN-N.' is printed in small type at the foot of the central panel. |
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The Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Altstadt was one of hundreds of German district administrations that resorted to emergency currency — Notgeld — during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsbank simply could not print fast enough to meet demand. By the time five-million-mark denominations were necessary, the purchasing power of such a note was already evaporating within hours of issue. Local printers like Johannes Pässler in Dresden-Neustadt became de facto monetary infrastructure, turning over new denominations almost weekly.
The short lifespan of these notes in active use means heavily circulated survivors are rarer than uncirculated ones — most were rendered worthless before they wore out.