1923 Germany 200000000000 Two Hundred Billion / Zweihundert Milliarden Mark
Title: 1923 Germany 200 Milliarden Mark Reichsbanknote Hyperinflation banknote
Description:
German Reichsbanknote issued during the hyperinflation period of the Weimar Republic. The front features a horizontal layout with intricate guilloche patterns and a decorative border. The denomination “200” appears in the upper corners, with the large central inscription “Zweihundert Milliarden Mark” (Two Hundred Billion Mark). Above is the title “Reichsbanknote”. The note promises payment through the Reichsbank main office in Berlin. Printed serial number in red appears on the right side. At the bottom are official signatures and two Reichsbank seals featuring the German eagle emblem. The design is relatively simple compared to earlier issues, reflecting rapid emergency printing during inflation.
Front visible text includes:
REICHSBANKNOTE
200
200
Zweihundert Milliarden Mark
zahlt die Reichsbankhauptkasse in Berlin
gegen diese Banknote dem Einlieferer
RL-23
Berlin, den 15. Oktober 1923
REICHSBANKDIREKTORIUM
(serial number in red): 067707
Additional vertical warning text on both sides:
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht
oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich
verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird
mit Zuchthaus nicht unter zwei Jahren bestraft
The reverse side is largely blank due to the emergency nature of the issue, with only very faint mirrored impressions of the front design visible through the paper. No distinct printed design elements or text are clearly present on the reverse.
Approximate era: Issued October 1923 during the peak of German hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic, when extremely high denomination notes such as billions and trillions of marks were rapidly produced.
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