Germany 5 Marks 1904 Dragon P8a Unc

These 200 yuan notes from Taiwan have a portrait of Chiang Kai Shek.(P1992) He fled Mainland China in 1949 to establish a government after defeat by the Communist forces of Mao Tse Tung. The back has a vignette of an important public building. Uncirculated at £15.50.

The hyperinflation suffered by Germany after the First World War ravaged the economy. Banknotes were issued with values in the millions and even billions to cope with rising prices. One such note was the 20 million marks dated 1923 (P108) Printed on one side only, they are simple affairs which in no time at all was eclipsed by even great denominations. Our examples are in Crisp Uncirculated.

These uniface 500 marks were issued in July 1922 when the crazy German hyperinflation was just starting to gather steam. (P74b) They are simple affairs and printed on one side only. They are in Uncirculated condition.