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LOT 49:
Five anti-Semitic German Mark banknotes. Germany, 1922-1923
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Five anti-Semitic German Mark banknotes. Germany, 1922-1923
5 German Mark Banknotes with an antisemitic cartoon stamped on them, Germany - one banknote - 2000 Mark 1923, and four 1000 Mark 1922 - The banknotes were stamped the stereotypical figure of the Jew who threatens the social order and human society as a whole.
Including: A note with image of the devil and the caption: "Der ewige jude" - the eternal Jew, a Jew with a stereotypical face looking at the fall of Jesus and Christianity and the antisemitic caption: "The immortal enemy of Christianity", A Jew's face emerges from a flower with the symbols of Germany's enemies and the antisemitic inscription: "Danger Jews!", And others.
Inflation in Germany in the 1920s had many causes, but as in many moments of crisis in history, anti-Semites were convinced that the "rich Jews" were responsible for the economic crisis. The stereotype of the Jew exploiting the weak and the moments of crisis to get rich was very common in Germany in the years after the First World War. At that time it was common to print many antisemitic cartoons on ordinary banknotes (see also examples in the National Library collection).
Banknotes 1000 Mark 8.5X16 cm. Banknote 2000 Mark: 16x10 cm. Very good condition.
