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500 mark

Germany · 1922

Front of the 500 mark note from Germany
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Back of the 500 mark note from Germany
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A 1922 Reichsbank 500 mark, printed on one side only to save time during the inflation.

What it boughtOn the date printed on it, 7 July 1922, an inland letter in Germany cost 3 marks to post, so this note would have paid for 167 letters. By December 1923 the same letter cost 100 billion marks.

Ref
602; 603; 604; 605; 606; 2294
Country
Germany
Issuer
Germany
Denomination
500 mark
Catalogue number
Pick 74
Date
1922 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£0.74 to £2.92 · price guide: Numista
Grade
F, VF (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
6
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