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100 mark

Germany · 1922

Front of the 100 mark note from Germany
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Back of the 100 mark note from Germany
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A 1922 Reichsbank 100 mark, a plain note from the period when inflation was accelerating.

What it boughtOn the date printed on it, 4 August 1922, an inland letter in Germany cost 3 marks to post, so this note would have paid for 33 letters. By December 1923 the same letter cost 100 billion marks.

Ref
594; 595; 596; 597; 598; 599
Country
Germany
Issuer
Germany
Denomination
100 mark
Catalogue number
Pick 75
Date
1922 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£0.73 to £4.20 · price guide: Numista
Grade
F, VF (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
6
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