Germany, Westphalia 1/2 Millón Mark 1923 - NGC MS64

Germany. Hamburg. 1/2 million marks. 1923.

Value: 500,000 mark.
Year: 1923.
- Inscription: NOTGELD 1/2 MILLION MARK AUGUST 1923 on one side; FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF HAMBURG surrounding the city coat of arms, held by two rampant lions on the other.
- Rating: MS64 (NGC).

Issue of Notgeld minted in aluminum during the hyperinflation period of the Weimar Republic, when local authorities issued emergency currency to address the cash shortage. The design is particularly attractive and symbolic: one side clearly and forcefully displays the extraordinary face value of half a million marks, a direct reflection of the monetary collapse of 1923, while the reverse shows the elaborate coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, flanked by lions and crowned with a heraldic helmet, with a notable level of detail for a necessity piece. The specimen retains a very attractive original shine, with clean fields and well-defined reliefs, features that fully justify its high grading and make it a representative and highly sought-after piece within German emergency numismatics.

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