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5 000 000 Mark Gewerkschaft des Steinkohlen-Bergwerks Ewald
| Issuer | Gewerkschaft des Steinkohlen-Bergwerks Ewald, Herten i. W. |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 5 000 000 Mark (5 000 000) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown-black on plain cream paper within a simple double-lined rectangular border. The issuer name in Gothic script appears across the top, separated by a ruled line from the large numeral denomination "5000000 Mark" in bold blackletter at centre. A block of redemption text in Gothic script occupies the lower centre, flanked symmetrically on each side by a crossed-hammers mining emblem, the traditional symbol of the coal-mining industry. |
| Reverse lettering | Gewerkschaft des Steinkohlen-Bergwerks "Ewald". 5000000 Mark zahlt die Hauptkasse der Gewerkschaft des Steinkohlen-Bergwerks "Ewald", Herten i. W., 14 Tage nach Aufruf in den amtlichen Kreisblättern dem :-: Einlieferer dieses Scheines. :-: |
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Ewald colliery in Herten was one of the Ruhr's major hard coal operations, and like hundreds of German industrial firms in mid-1923, it issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — to meet payroll when the Reichsbank simply could not supply physical banknotes fast enough to keep pace with hyperinflation. By the time denominations reached the millions, notes were often redeemed or rendered worthless within days of issue.
Industrial Notgeld from the Ruhr carries an added layer of historical weight: the occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian forces began in January 1923, and coal operations became a flashpoint in passive resistance. Whether Ewald's output continued under occupation or briefly halted is a detail the note itself cannot answer.