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50 000 000 Mark
| Issuer | Landkreis Düsseldorf (District of Düsseldorf) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Fünfzig Millionen Mark REIHE I Herausgegeben auf Grund der Ermächtigung des Reichsfinanzministeriums. Der Landkreis Düsseldorf zahlt bei seinen sämtlichen Kassen dem Vorzeiger Fünfzig Millionen Mark. Der Einlösungstag wird öffentlich bekannt gemacht. Düsseldorf, 17. Sept. 1923. Der Kreisausschuß d. Landkreises Düsseldorf Der Vorsitzende i.V.: [signature] Mitglieder: [signature] Umlaufsfähig im ganzen altbesetzten Teile des Regierungsbezirks Düsseldorf. Gültig bis zum 1. April 1924. GREVEN & BECHTOLD, KÖLN, WEYERSTR. 19 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown on a salmon-pink ground and carries a large central vignette occupying most of the field, showing a detailed line-art elevation of a Neo-Renaissance civic building identified as the Kreisbank A.G. in Düsseldorf, rendered with fine hatching to suggest architectural depth. The denomination "Fünfzig Millionen Mark" is inscribed in Fraktur script across the upper portion of the ornamental border, while "Landkreis Düsseldorf" appears in a bold Fraktur legend along the lower margin. The geometric interlace border closely mirrors that of the obverse. |
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Landkreis Düsseldorf — the rural administrative district surrounding the city, distinct from the city of Düsseldorf itself — issued this note during the hyperinflation peak of late 1923, when municipal and district authorities across Germany were legally empowered to print their own emergency currency, Notgeld, to cover payroll and basic transactions. By the time denominations had climbed to eight figures, the Reichsbank's own supply chain could not keep pace with demand, and local issuers like this one filled the gap through regional commercial printers.
Greven & Bechtold, based in Köln, handled considerable volume of Rhineland Notgeld output during this period.