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100 mark

Germany · 1920

Front of the 100 mark note from Germany
Front
Back of the 100 mark note from Germany
Back

A 1920 Reichsbank 100 mark, showing the Bamberg Horseman, a famous medieval sculpture.

What it boughtOn the date printed on it, 1 November 1920, an inland letter in Germany cost 40 pfennig to post, so this note would have paid for 250 letters. By December 1923 the same letter cost 100 billion marks.

Ref
583; 584; 585; 586; 587; 588; 589; 590; 591; 592; 593; 2288; 2850
Country
Germany
Issuer
Germany
Denomination
100 mark
Catalogue number
Pick 69
Date
1920 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£0.44 to £5.70 · price guide: Numista
Grade
F, VF, EF (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
13
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