500 000 Mark Francke Werke

Francke Werke K.a.A. was a Bremen-based machinery and metalworks manufacturer that, like hundreds of German industrial firms in the summer and autumn of 1923, received emergency authorization to issue notgeld denominated in the inflating millions and hundred-thousands. These factory-issued emergency notes were not a banking function — they were a payroll necessity. Hyperinflation had outpaced the Reichsbank's ability to supply sufficient currency, and large employers printed their own to meet weekly wage obligations.

The Bremer Druckerei A.G. handled production locally, which kept turnaround short — critical when a denomination became inadequate within days of printing.