(You can read the Hobbizine article The Stamps of Germany's Inflation Period for more information on stamps from this period.)
So I was really pleased to come across these old German banknotes at a bourse outside of Baltimore. Running from 1910 to 1923 they show demoninations ranging from 20 Mark to a jaw dropping 1,000,000,000 Mark.
I should apologize from posting them in reverse chronological order. I'm biased toward thinking the high denomination paper money is more fun.
A 1000 Mark note overprinted with 1 Milliard Mark in 1923.
The note was never issued without the overprint.
A milliard is equal to the English language billion - a 1 followed by 9 zeros.
The note was issued by Reichsbankdirektion Berlin and features the image of German mintmaster Jorg Herz.
A 1923 100,000 Mark note
Issued by Reichsbankdirektion Berlin.
A 1922 1,000 Mark note
Issued by Reichsbankdirektion Berlin.
A 1910 20 Mark note
Issued by Reichsbankdirektion Berlin.