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500 000 000 Mark Kreis Kreuznach, Kreis Meisenheim, Stadt Kreuznach
| Issuer | Kreise Kreuznach und Meisenheim, Stadt Kreuznach |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Gold-ochre guilloche underprint covers the entire face, with an ornate cartouche border incorporating stylized foliate and geometric motifs at the corners. The large bold numeral '500' is set centrally in the upper portion, followed by 'MILLIONEN MARK' in heavy letterpress type. To the left, a vertical panel framed in a rectangular box bears a validity notice reading 'Umlauffähig im ganzen Regierungsbezirk Coblenz, Gültig bis zum 1. April 1924.' with a serial number and batch prefix. Three official stamps with manuscript signatures of the two Landräte and the Bürgermeister appear along the lower margin beneath the issuing authority text and date. |
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| Obverse lettering | Kreise Kreuznach u. Meisenheim Stadt Kreuznach 500 Millionen Mark Die Einlösung dieses Scheines erfolgt bei allen öffentlichen Kassen. Der Zeitpunkt, mit dem der Schein seine Gültigkeit verliert, wird öffentlich bekannt gemacht werden. Kreuznach u. Meisenheim, den 1. Oktober 1923. Der Landrat: i.V. Der Landrat: i.V. Der Bürgermeister: Umlauffähig im ganzen Regierungsbezirk Coblenz, Gültig bis zum 1. April 1924. |
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A joint issue between two administrative districts and a municipality — Kreis Kreuznach, Kreis Meisenheim, and Stadt Kreuznach — this note is a product of the hyperinflation peak of late 1923, when Reichsmark-denominated Notgeld had to scale into the hundreds of millions just to cover basic transactions. The cooperation between county and city authorities to produce emergency currency under a single printer was administratively unusual and reflects how rapidly local governments were improvising.
Jung & Co. of Kreuznach were a local firm, not a specialist banknote printer — which matters for paper quality and ink consistency in surviving examples.