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20000 mark

Germany · 1923

Front of the 20000 mark note from Germany
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Back of the 20000 mark note from Germany
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A February 1923 Reichsbank 20,000 mark, from the months when inflation became hyperinflation.

What it boughtOn the date printed on it, 20 February 1923, an inland letter in Germany cost 50 marks to post, so this note would have paid for 400 letters. By December 1923 the same letter cost 100 billion marks.

Ref
639; 640; 641; 642; 643; 644; 2293; 2499; 2501; 2502; 2503; 2504; 2506; 2507; 2508
Country
Germany
Issuer
Germany
Denomination
20000 mark
Catalogue number
Pick 85
Date
1923 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£0.60 to £2.10 · price guide: Numista
Grade
VG, F, VF, EF (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
15
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