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5000 Mark Reichsbanknote
| Issuer | Reichsbank |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 5000 Mark |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the large numeral denomination and the Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) crest, which appears in the right margin at both the top and bottom. The anti-counterfeiting statutory warning is set in Gothic blackletter type at the lower centre of the note. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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This note falls squarely in the middle of Germany's hyperinflationary spiral. The Reichsbank began issuing increasingly large denominations from 1922 onward as the Mark's purchasing power collapsed under the combined weight of war reparations, fiscal deficits, and aggressive monetary expansion — 5000 Mark, an enormous sum in 1921, had become effectively small change within months of this note's issue date.
Printed domestically by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin, the series was produced in vast quantities. The watermark was the primary security measure, but counterfeiting was barely a practical concern when the currency itself was depreciating faster than forgeries could be distributed.