Bundle of Marks

After World War I, inflation in Germany was so high that millions of marks were required to buy even the most basic item. As a result, German money frequently had more value as kindling than as legal tender. Shown here, a German woman prepares to light her stove with a bundle of paper currency.

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Inflation and Deflation; Germany, Federal Republic of

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