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Notgeld Munich / München 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Munich (German: München). Munich - located on the river Isar - is the state capital of
the German state of Bavaria. Munich is Germany's third largest city with a population
of about 1.4 million.
History of Munich
The settlement was founded as Munichen in 1158 by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and
half a century later it was granted city status and fortified. In 1180 Otto of Wittelsbach became Duke
of Bavaria. His Wittelsbach dynasty would rule Bavaria until 1918. In 1255, the dukedom
of Bavaria was split in two, and Munich became the residence of Upper Bavaria.
In 1327, the entire city was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt some years later by Louis
IV, the ruling Holy Roman Emperor of the time. In 1632 the city was occupied by Gustav II
Adolph of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War and following 1705 it was under the control
of the Habsburg family for some years.
The city's first academic institution, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1759.
By that time, the city was growing very quickly and was one of the largest cities in mainland
Europe. In 1806, it became the capital of the Bavarian monarchical state, with the state's
parliament (the Landtag) and the new archdiocese of Munich and Freising being located in the city.
After World War I, the city was at the center of much
unrest. In November 1918, Communists
took power establishing the Bavarian Soviet Republic (Münchner Räterepublik) which was put
down on 3. May 1919 by the right wing Freikorps, many of whom were later drawn to
Adolf Hitler
and National Socialism. In 1923 Hitler and his supporters, who then were concentrated in Munich,
staged the Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to overthrow the
Weimar Republic and seize power. But the
revolt failed, resulting in Hitler's arrest and the crippling of the Nazi Party, which was virtually
unknown outside Munich.
However, the city would once again become a Nazi stronghold when they took power in Germany in 1933.
The city was very heavily damaged by allied bombing during World War II. After American occupation in 1945,
Munich was completely rebuilt following a meticulous and, by comparison to other war-ravaged German
cities, a rather conservative plan which preserved its pre-war street grid.
Find out more about Inflation Notgeld.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadtgemeinde München (Town Council of Munich).
It is dated 28 August 1923.
500 Billion Mark
This note was issued by Stadtgemeinde München (Town Council of Munich).
It is dated 6 November 1923.
1 Trillion Mark
This note was issued by Stadtgemeinde München (Town Council of Munich).
It is dated 6 November 1923.
Misc Notgeld Munich 1923
100,000 Mark
This note was issued by Bayerische Bauindustrie (Bavarian Construction industry)
in Munich (München).
It is dated 22 August 1923.
1 Million Mark
This note was issued by Bayerische Hypotheken und Wechselbank
in Munich (München).
It is dated 20 August 1923.
2 Million Mark
This note was issued by Bayerische Hypotheken und Wechselbank
in Munich (München).
It is dated 20 August 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by Bayerische Hypotheken und Wechselbank
in Munich (München).
It is dated 20 August 1923.
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