Foreign News: Million Mark Notes

The Reichsbank arranged to print 1,000,000 mark notes in response to popular demand. The largest note in circulation at present is the 100, 000 mark bill; the issue of a 500,000 mark bill is expected shortly.

It was erroneously reported by the press that the 1,000,000 mark note will be the largest paper unit in the world, outside Russian rubles. For many months Austria has circulated 5,000,000 crown notes.

The cost of becoming a millionaire in German marks for this week is $12.35.

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