Germany — Weimar Republic | Hyperinflation Lot | 1,000 Mark 1922 & 20,000 Mark 1923
You are bidding on the exact notes pictured — two authentic Weimar Republic Reichsbanknotes from Germany's catastrophic hyperinflation era, when prices doubled daily and wheelbarrows of cash were needed for basic goods.
1,000 Mark — September 15, 1922 | Pick# 76 Serial Ma ★381604 OM — the ★ prefix identifies this as a replacement note, issued when standard sheets were damaged during printing. Replacement notes are produced in smaller quantities and are scarcer than regular issues.
20,000 Mark — February 20, 1923 | Pick# 85b Serial E-MM 377512. By this date Germany's inflation was accelerating toward its catastrophic peak — within months, denominations would reach the trillions of marks. This 20,000 Mark note, once a substantial sum, was soon worth less than a streetcar ticket.
Both notes present in honest circulated VF condition with original paper and bold colors.