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A Bundle of Marks |
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| After World War I (1914-1918), 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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