1920-1923 Germany 1-500,000,000 Marks 8-pc Set

Want A Loaf Of Bread? Just 100 Billion!

The Weimar Republic was a time of hyperinflation due to the payment of reparations required by the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The cost to make good on the reparations demanded of Germany accounted for about a third of the nation's deficit from 1920 to 1923. Hyperinflation reached its peak by November 1923 when Germany experienced a 29,500% hyperinflation rate or about 21% interest per day!

Century-Old Hyperinflation Notes

Here you have an eight-piece set of Weimar Republic Bank Notes—each with a distinctive design—issued 100 years ago, between 1920 and 1923. Were these notes among those issued as part of the payments? Let your imagination run wild while you examine these colorful notes again and again!

Evidence Of Rampant Runaway Inflation That Helped Fuel World War II

For a number of reasons, Germany experienced rampant runaway inflation over the course of 1923. With mint presses unable to keep up with the growing need for higher denominations, bank notes were printed with increasingly bewildering face values. These notes ranging from 1 Mark to 500 Million Marks all come from this period of hyperinflation. Many of the events that led to this period also played a role in stoking World War II. In 1919, you could buy a loaf of bread for 1 Mark, but by the end of 1923 a comparable loaf of bread would set you back $100,000,000,000—that's 100 Billion, Billion with a "B!" Secure your Eight-Piece Hyperinflation Marks Set right now!