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5 Millionen Mark Pattern
| Issuer | Menden, City of |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Reverse description | A standing male figure rendered in high relief occupies the center of the field, shown turning out his empty trouser pockets to demonstrate his poverty — a sardonic commentary on the hyperinflationary crisis. To the lower left, a disembodied hand extends, holding a sword, representing state or financial authority demanding payment. The Fraktur blackletter legend 'ik ame Kääl !' arcs across the upper field, a Westphalian dialect phrase meaning 'I am a poor fellow!' The composition conveys bitter irony characteristic of Weimar-era Notgeld artistic design. |
| Reverse script | Latin (Fraktur blackletter) |
| Reverse lettering | ik ame Kääl ! |
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