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Germany · 1920

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A 1920 loan bank 1 mark, issued because small change was still running short after the First World War.

What it boughtOn the date printed on it, 1 March 1920, an inland letter in Germany cost 20 pfennig to post, so this note would have paid for 5 letters. By December 1923 the same letter cost 100 billion marks.

Ref
437; 438; 2276; 2277; 2322
Country
Germany
Issuer
Germany
Denomination
1 mark
Catalogue number
Pick 58
Date
1920 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£0.57 to £1.50 · price guide: Numista
Grade
F, VF, EF, AU (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
5
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