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German 100,000 Mark Note

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 Posted 08/24/2009  5:14 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add stvc to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi there. First post. I know absolutely nothing about numismatic properties, so I might be asking a stupid question, but I thought I'd ask, on behalf of a friend, what the possible value of an old German 100,000 Mark note might be.

I don't have a picture to show, sorry. I was at a friend's grandmother's place this weekend & it was raining, so she brought out the coin box. The house has been in the family for several generations, and they have a little box of odd coinc that have been piling up for ages (some date back to the late 1800's from as far away as Hong Kong - we're in Canada, btw).

Besides a gold US $5 coin circa 1910, the most interesting thing I saw was this note that didn't have a date but said it was worth 100,000 Marks. I'm guessing it was printed between the wars. The person on it definitely isn't from the nazi regime. He looks more like a poet or a philosopher and has a relatively floppy hat on his head, sort of like a British cabby hat or that ugly thing Brad Pitt wore when he was doing his thing for the Katrina survivors.

It's a 2.5 hr drive, so I doubt I'll be in their neighbourhood any time soon to take a proper snapshot, but if there's a possibility this bill could be of any value I'd be sure to advise them accordingly.

I'm guessing it might be from some period of hyper-inflation (hence the high denomination), but I'm curious what the more informed (you folks) might have to say.

For clarification, I'm not trying to bilk a sweet old lady out of anything. She doesn't have a computer and I'm just seeing if I can help her discover some equity she didn't even consider before.

Thanks.
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 Posted 08/24/2009  6:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stvc to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh, never mind. I found some on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1923-Ge...te_W0QQitemZ350162490193QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPaper_Money?hash=item51874f9351&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

Looks like they go for $5-10
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 Posted 08/24/2009  7:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
After WWI, Germay suffered severe inflation - hyperinflation (much like Zimbabwe today). It resulted in very high denomination notes being printed, which are still available today, usually quite cheaply.

In late 1923 when the hyperinflation finally ended, a new mark was introduced to replace the old mark at a rate of 1 trillion old marks to 1 new mark.
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 Posted 08/25/2009  04:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add thai-vic to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The portrait on the note is of Hans Georg Gisze, a German merchant in London, painted by Hans Holbein in 1532.
The note on ebay is a bit overpriced in that condition. Mine is in a similar state but I wouldn't expect more than $5.
I'd much rather have the original portrait in my possession!



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08/25/2009 04:49 am
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 Posted 08/25/2009  09:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stvc to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good to know. Thanks for your knowledgeable & timely responses.
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