Creator1920's German TreasuryBrowse TopicGovernment and PoliticsSubjectCurrency - GermanyWorld War II (1939-1945)World War II ArtifactsNazi Germany and the HolocaustDescriptionThis 10,000 banknote was printed in January 1922, when the German government was printing more and more money to pump into the national economy. By July of the same year, inflation rates were up 500%. This meant that this note would have been worth next to nothing from late 1922. Source: For information on and images of German currency during the hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic, see “The Nightmare German Inflation” (original published in Scientific Market Analysis, 1970), http://www.usagold.com/germannightmare.html Date Original1922Date Range1920s (1920-1929)TypePhysical ObjectOriginal FormatCurrencyLanguageGermanContributing InstitutionMartin-Springer InstituteCollectionArtifacts from the Holocaust and Nazi GermanyRights StatementAll images in this collection are the property of the Martin-Springer Institute. For reproduction and re-use contact the Martin-Springer Institute at 928-523-2464.
