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50 000 Mark overstamp on 5 Mark district issue
| Issuer | Stadt Lörrach (City of Lörrach) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 50 000 Mark (50 000) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this Kriegsgeld note retains the original 5 Mark district issue design, with two female figures in traditional Black Forest costume flanking a large central numeral '5' wreathed in a decorative floral garland, and the municipal arms of Lörrach and the district coat of arms positioned to either side. Vertical side panels carry the inscription 'KRIEGSGELD' in bold letterpress. A bold red overstamp covering the lower half renders the new denomination '50,000 Mk.' alongside issuing authority text for Kreis Lörrach, the Amtsbezirke of Lörrach, Müllheim, Schopfheim, and Schönau, dated Lörrach 4. Nov. 18, with two manuscript signatures of the Kreisausschuss and the red legend 'Gültig bis zum Aufruf'. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 MARK KRIEGSGELD STADT LÖRRACH Gutschein für 50.000 Mk. KREIS LÖRRACH AMTSBEZIRKE LÖRRACH, MÜLLHEIM, SCHOPFHEIM, SCHÖNAU LÖRRACH 4. NOV. 1918 DER KREISAUSSCHUSS Gültig bis zum Aufruf |
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Lörrach's 5 Mark Notgeld, originally issued in 1918 to relieve the wartime coin shortage, was later pressed back into service during the hyperinflation spiral by applying an official municipal overstamp raising the face value to 50,000 Mark. The revaluation almost certainly dates to mid-1923, when German municipal authorities were scrambling to keep denominations remotely useful as purchasing power collapsed week by week.
The overstamp itself — rather than a full reprint — was common among smaller cities that lacked the administrative machinery or funds to commission new emergency currency on short notice.