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Notgeld Nuremberg / Nürnberg 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg). The town is situated in the German state of
Bavaria. Today its population is just under 500,000 people.
History of Nuremberg
From 1050 to 1571, the city was a regular stop on the progression of the Holy Roman Emperor,
particularly because the Reichstage (Imperial Diets) and courts met at Nuremberg Castle.
The Diets of Nuremberg were an important part of the administrative structure of the empire.
In 1219 Nuremberg became an Imperial Free City under Emperor Frederick II. Nuremberg soon became,
with Augsburg, one of the two great trade centers on the route from Italy to Northern Europe.
The cultural flowering of Nuremberg in the 15th and 16th centuries made it the center of the German
Renaissance (see Albrecht Dürer). During
the Thirty Years War, in 1632, Gustavus II was besieged in Nuremberg by Wallenstein. The city
declined after the war and recovered its importance only in the 19th century, when it grew as
an industrial center. The first German railway, from Nuremberg to nearby
Fürth, was opened in 1835.
Because of its relevance to the Holy Roman Empire, in line with the connotations raised by the
term Third Reich, the Nazis chose the city as the site of their large NSDAP party conventions.
After Adolf Hitler came to power, Nuremberg was made a national shrine by the National Socialists,
who held their annual party congresses nearby from 1933 through 1938.
Despite the large destructions caused by allied ai raids, the city was rebuilt after the war and
was to some extent restored to its pre-war appearance, down to the replication of some of its
medieval buildings. However, the pre-war splendour of the city seems to be lost forever.
After the end of World War II, the city became famous
for the trials of Nazi officials for war crimes, the
Nuremberg Trials.
Find out more about Inflation Notgeld.
500.000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Nuremberg.
It is dated 11. August 1923.
1 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Nuremberg.
It is dated 11. August 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Nuremberg.
It is dated 31. August 1923.
500 / 50 Million Mark overprint
This note was issued by the town Nuremberg.
The overprinted 5000 Mark bill is dated 20. September 1922.
1000 / 10 Million Mark overprint
This note was issued by the town Nuremberg.
The overprinted 1000 Mark bill is dated 2. October 1922.
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