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Rentenmark

Germany · Government / Weimar Republic. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1923Date range
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Chronological records

1923

Gustav Stressman13 August 1923

Government / Weimar Republic

Stresemann issues the Rentenmark, to halt the extreme hyperinflation crippling German society and the economy. It was successful because Stresemann refused to issue more currency, the cause of the inflationary spiral. Six days after the Munich putch a reform of the German currency takes place and the Rentenmark is introduced, this effectively ends inflation

Gustav Stressman15 November 1923

Berlin · Government / Weimar Republic

One Rentenmark equals one trillion paper marks and is valued at 4.2 Rentenmarks per United States dollar.

Names involved

Gustav Stressman

Provenance

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