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Germany after World War I
After World War I, the German government had very little money left. To pay its bills, Germany printed more money with really big numbers on it. This new money was almost worthless, though, because the prices of things went up too. In 1923 Germans needed a wheelbarrow full of this money to buy a loaf of bread.
10 billion mark note, Germany, 1923
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer L. Neinken
20 trillion mark note, Germany, 1924
1 Trillion Marks, Westphalia, Germany, 1923
Gift of The Chase Manhattan Bank
10,000 Marks, Westphalia, Germany, 1923
Gift of The Chase Manhattan Bank |