The name Papiermark (German: Paper mark) can be applied to the German currency from the point in 1914 when the link between the mark and gold was abandoned, due to the outbreak of the First World War. In particular, the name was used for the banknotes issued during the hyperinflation in Germany of 1922 and especially 1923. Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... A 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) Mark banknote, issued in Bavaria/Germany during the hyperinflation of 1923 (http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During the war, cheaper metals were introduced for the coins, including aluminium, zinc and iron, although silver 1/2 mark pieces continued in production until 1919. Emergency issues of both tokens and paper money were made, known as Kriegsgeld (war money) and Notgeld (emergency money). Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

During the hyperinflation, ever higher denominations of banknotes were issued by the Reichsbank and other institutions (notably the Reichsbahn railway company). Almost no coins were minted during this period; except for a short-lived issue of 200 Mark and 500 Mark coins made of aluminium only banknotes were issued. The Papiermark was produced and circulated in enormously large quantities. Denominations went up to 100,000,000,000,000 (written as 100 billion) marks. A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ... Jump to: navigation, search A 100 Mark banknote issued by the German Reichsbank in 1908 (http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search word coinage Coín (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 1¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ... The word billion and its equivalents in other languages refer to one of two different numbers. ...

After the inflation in Germany was stopped by economic reform, a new currency, the Rentenmark, was introduced at an exchange rate of 1,000,000,000,000 old marks, later replaced by the Reichsmark. The Rentenmark was a currency issued in November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation (1922 & 1923) in Germany. ... A 100 Reichsmark banknote from Germany of 1935 (http://www. ...

A 500 Million Mark banknote from Germany of 1923 (http://www.germannotes.com)