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500 000 Mark Rheinische Bergbaugesellschaft
| Issuer | Rheinische Bergbaugesellschaft m.b.H. & Co., Coblenz |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Size | 122 x 89 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | KASSENSCHEIN der Rheinischen Bergbaugesellschaft m. b. H. & Co. zu Coblenz Fünfhunderttausend Mark Coblenz, den 10. August 1923. Vom 1. Okt. 1923 ab kann dieser Kassenschein aufgerufen und unter Umtausch gegen andere gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel eingezogen werden. Rheinische Bergbaugesellschaft m. b. H. & Co. 500000 MRK |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark brown on a cream and pale ochre underprint, the reverse is enclosed by the same ornate floral and scroll border as the obverse. The central field carries the large denomination numeral '500000 M' in bold outlined type, beneath which the serial number appears, followed by a three-line rhyming verse in Gothic script promoting Rhenish slate. The left margin bears the vertical legend 'RHEINISCHE BERGBAUGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. & Co.' in uppercase letterpress. |
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Rheinische Bergbaugesellschaft was a Rhenish mining company operating out of Coblenz during the hyperinflation peak, and like hundreds of German industrial firms in 1923, it issued its own Notgeld to pay workers when Reichsbank notes simply couldn't be printed fast enough to keep pace with collapsing purchasing power. These corporate emergency issues were technically illegal under the Reichsbank's monopoly but were tolerated out of necessity.
The 500,000 Mark denomination places this firmly in the summer-to-early-autumn 1923 window, before denominations climbed into the billions. Corporate Notgeld from smaller regional issuers like this one was rarely saved in quantity.