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50 000 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtrat der bayer. Kreishauptstadt Ansbach |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain white paper Notgeld voucher printed in black letterpress with Fraktur (blackletter) typeface throughout. The large bold denomination '50 000 Mk.' occupies the central field, with the written-out amount '(Fünfzigtausend Mark)' beneath; a red serial number appears in a ruled box at upper right. The issuing authority 'Stadtrat der bayer. Kreishauptstadt Ansbach', date of issue '11. August 1923', validity date 'Gültig bis 30. September 1923', and the manuscript signature of the Oberbürgermeister are set in the lower half, accompanied by an oval municipal ink stamp at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein Nr. über 50 000 Mk. (Fünfzigtausend Mark) Gültig bis 30. September 1923 Stadtrat der bayer. Kreishauptstadt Ansbach 11. August 1923 Oberbürgermeister |
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Ansbach issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — during the hyperinflation of 1923, as the Reichsmark collapsed so rapidly that municipal and regional authorities across Germany were forced to print local denominations to keep commerce functional. The 50,000 Mark face value, which sounds extraordinary, was already becoming inadequate within weeks of printing; by late 1923 a single loaf of bread cost hundreds of billions of marks.
The issuer designation — Stadtrat der bayerischen Kreishauptstadt Ansbach — reflects Bavaria's distinct administrative hierarchy, which retained the Kreishauptstadt title for its regional capitals longer than most German states. Locally printed Notgeld from smaller Bavarian cities like Ansbach tends to survive in better condition than notes from industrial centers, where actual circulation was heavier.