German District of Palatinate Twenty Million Mark Notgeld-1923

Name/Title

German District of Palatinate Twenty Million Mark Notgeld-1923

Description

German District of Palatinate Twenty Million Mark Notgeld-1923

Context

Notgeld refers to money issued by an institution in a time of economic or political crisis. The issuing institution is usually one without official sanction from the central government. This occurs usually when sufficient state-produced money is not available from the central bank. Most notably, notgeld generally refers to money produced in Germany and Austria during World War I and the Interbellum. Issuing institutions could be a town's savings banks, municipality and private or state-owned firms. Nearly all issues contained an expiry date, after which time they were invalid. Issues without dates ordinarily had an expiry announced in a newspaper or at the place of issuance.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1923

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Region

Palatinate, Central Europe

State/Province

Bavaria

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Notgeld

Currency

German Mark

Denomination

20,000,000

Issuing Authority

District of Palatinate

Production Dates

Oct 1, 1923

Serial Number

31720

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-5/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper