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5 000 000 Mark Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Staatsministerium
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Staatsministerium |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset Notgeld issue printed in dark blue on cream paper with a light guilloche underprint carrying repeated denomination figures. A decorative ornamental border frames the central text field, with a vertical left panel bearing the denomination in Gothic script. At the top, the serial number appears in red within a pointed cartouche flanked by arrow-shaped ornaments. The denomination 'Fünf Millionen Mark' is set in large bold letterpress type, followed by the redemption clause text, the date 'Schwerin, den 22. August 1923,' and the issuer name 'Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Staatsministerium,' accompanied by a circular red official seal and multiple manuscript signatures of ministry officials. |
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| Reverse lettering | Alle Landes- und Gemeinbekassen im Gebiet des Freistaates Mecklenburg-Schwerin nehmen dieses Notgeld während der Umlaufsfrist in Zahlung Wer dieses Notgeld nachmacht, um das nachgemachte Geld zu gebrauchen oder als echtes in den Verkehr zu bringen, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft (§§ 146, 149 StGB.) Fünf Millionen Mark |
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin was one of dozens of German regional and municipal authorities that issued emergency currency — Notgeld — during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsbank could not print fast enough to keep pace with collapsing purchasing power. By mid-1923, five million marks was roughly bus fare. Regional issuers like the Staatsministerium stepped in out of practical necessity, not monetary ambition.
Locally printed in Schwerin, this note bypassed the major security printers entirely. That origin is worth noting — quality control and paper stock varied considerably among provincial issues, and Mecklenburg examples are not immune to ink strike problems and uneven cutting.