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50 000 000 Mark Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen
| Issuer | Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Typographically composed Notgeld note printed in dark blue on a light guilloche underprint of fine geometric latticework. The left panel carries the vertical Gothic-script inscription 'Fünfzig Millionen Mark' alongside the numeral '50', while the central field bears the issuer's name, the denomination '50 MILLIONEN MARK' in bold letterpress, and a promise-to-pay clause addressed to the bearer. The right panel, printed in red, contains the validity clause, series letter 'A', and the serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | Westfälisches Notgeld. Die Landesbank der Prov. Westfalen in Münster zahlt 50 MILLIONEN MARK dem Einlieferer dieses Scheines Münster i. Westf., den 11. August 1923 Die Direktion der Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen Reusch Greve v. Bruchhausen Dieser Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit, wenn es nicht bis zum 1. Oktober 1923 zur Einlösung vorgelegt wird Serie A |
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One of hundreds of Notgeld issues flooding Germany in the summer and autumn of 1923, this Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen note was printed locally in Münster as the Reichsbank lost all practical ability to supply currency fast enough to meet demand. By the time fifty-million-mark denominations were being issued at the provincial level, the figure was already nearly meaningless — weekly, sometimes daily, revaluations were outpacing any press run.
Three signatures — Reusch, Greve, and v. Bruchhausen — suggest a formal authorization structure that sat oddly against the chaos driving the note's existence.