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500 000 Mark
| Issuer | Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Marienberg |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein über FÜNFHUNDERTTAUSEND MARK 500 000 M Ausgegeben mit Genehmigung des Reichsfinanzministeriums. Der Gegenwert ist sichergestellt. Marienberg, am 11. August 1923. Der Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Marienberg. Amtshauptmann. Vorsitzender der Bezirksversammlung Wer Gutscheine nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in den Verkehr bringt, wird strafrechtlich verfolgt. OTTO HENNING A.G. GREIZ. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting the plain cream paper stock in its entirety; the letterpress impression from the obverse is faintly visible in mirror image through the sheet, confirming the uniface production of this emergency currency issue. |
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Marienberg is a small mining town in the Erzgebirge, and its district authority — the Amtshauptmannschaft — was among hundreds of German regional bodies forced to print their own emergency currency in 1923 as hyperinflation made Reichsbank supply chronically inadequate. By mid-1923, the time between a denomination's authorization and its obsolescence could be measured in days.
Otto Henning A.G. in Greiz handled a substantial volume of Saxony-region Notgeld commissions during this period, printing for multiple issuing authorities simultaneously. The 500,000 Mark face value, staggering by any earlier standard, was already insufficient for most transactions within weeks of issue.