Germany 50,000 Mark 1922 Large Banknote Weimar Republic Hyperinflation Era

Denomination: 50,000 Mark
Issue Date: 19 November 1922
Issuer: Reichsbankdirektorium, Berlin
Catalogue Reference: Pick #81 / P-81
Condition: VF+ (Very Fine Plus crisp paper, minor folds, clean edges)
Serial Prefix: C.11484120

💬 Description:

This historic 50,000 Mark banknote was issued during the Weimar Republics hyperinflation period, a time when Germanys economy was in severe crisis following World War I.
By late 1922, inflation had begun to spiral out of control and denominations such as this note were soon replaced by million-mark issues only months later.

The obverse features a portrait of Martin Luther, the famous Protestant reformer, alongside ornate Gothic-style German script and the Reichsbank seal.
The reverse displays a highly detailed and intricate guilloche pattern in purple and green tones typical of the elaborate anti-counterfeiting designs of the period.

📚 Design & Details:

• Obverse: Portrait of Martin Luther; denomination in words and numerals; Reichsbank signatures and seals

• Reverse: Complex guilloche pattern with denomination numerals

• Printer: Reichsdruckerei, Berlin

• Paper Type: Early linen-based security paper (pre-1923 hyperinflation issues)