The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection

Currency inflation leads to chaos : one American cent

A 500 billion mark bill, which was only worth half of an American penny by the end of World War I.


1933-12-31

7 x 12.5 cm

Tribune Company

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  • The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

  • Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 31, 1933), p. 4

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