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5 000 000 Mark Reichsbahndirektion

Uitgever Deutsche Reichsbahn, Reichsbahndirektion Karlsruhe
Jaar 1923
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Waarde 5 000 000 Mark (5 000 000)
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Beschrijving keerzijde Printed entirely in violet-purple on plain paper, the reverse centres on a large stylised spread-eagle vignette rendered in an Art Nouveau manner, with broad outstretched wings and a vertical post or torch motif beneath. A ribbon banner above the eagle carries the inscription 'REICHSBAHNDIREKTION KARLSRUHE', while a second ribbon below reads 'GUT FÜR … MARKS'. The bold numeral '5000000' is set in large block digits across the upper centre, and the entire composition is framed by a border of oak-leaf sprigs at the sides and a guilloche pattern along the edges.
Opschrift keerzijde REICHSBAHNDIREKTION KARLSRUHE
5000000
GUT FÜR
MARKS
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Opmerkingen

Deutsche Reichsbahn issued its own emergency currency during the hyperinflation peak of 1923 because the Reichsbank simply could not print fast enough to meet payroll. The railways were among Germany's largest employers, and regional directorates — Karlsruhe included — were authorized to produce notgeld denominated in marks at figures that had been unimaginable just months earlier. Five million marks, enough to buy a loaf of bread for perhaps a day, depending on when in that autumn you were spending it.

Railway-issued notgeld from this period was typically redeemed quickly and destroyed, which keeps surviving examples genuinely uncommon despite the enormous quantities originally printed.

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