Banknote
1923 (issued)
| Artist/Maker |
Banknote, colour lithographic print on paper
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Emergency banknote for the Thüringische Staatsbank, 1923. Designed by Herbert Bayer. 1,000,000 Mark note, printed in red. |
| Physical description | Banknote, colour lithographic print on paper |
| Dimensions |
|
| Gallery label | Banknotes worth millions
Following the First World War, Germany suffered from hyperinflation as a result of having to pay war reparations. To cope, the government issued more money, leading to a drastic decline in the value of the German currency. As its value dropped, higher denominations needed to be designed urgently. Herbert Bayer, then a student at the Bauhaus art school, created these new notes, each with values of several million. As inflation continued to soar, these notes quickly became obsolete.
Emergency money
1923
Designed by Herbert Bayer
Issued by Thüringische Staatsbank, Germany
Colour lithograph
Museum nos. CIRC.385, 391-1969
The object sits in the 'Crisis and Conflict' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.
(2021) |
| Associations | |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.385-1969 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
