5 million mark gold coin issued as emergency currency in Weimar Germany

Identifier
irn514931
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.217.2
Dates
1 Jan 1923 - 31 Dec 1923
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)

Archival History

The coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Joel Forman.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joel Forman

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

5 million mark gold colored coin supposedly issued during a period of runaway inflation by the province of Westphalia in Germany in 1923. It features the profile portrait of Prussian statesman and minister Baron vom Stein (1757-1831) and the White Horse of Westphalia.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Circular, gold colored metal coin with a narrow rim and plain edge. The obverse has an embossed left profile portrait of a man, Minister Baron vom Stein, with a bald crown and short hair with German Fraktur text along the rim. The reverse is embossed with a rearing horse, the White Horse of Westphalia; below are the denomination, 5 million, and year, 1923. Around the rim is German Fraktur text.

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