What is the value of a 5000 mark reichsbanknote dated December 2 1922?

Answer 1

Nothing now (except for historical value), it was worth less than one dollar in December 1922, due to the hyper-inflation in Germany at the time. Many people have kept the old money from that period as souvenirs. I have some in the million mark reichsbanknote denominations. These make good exhibits for history lessons, keep it if you are interested in history. Otherwise find someone to donate it to.

See Wikipedia, it has an article on German hyper-inflation of the 1920's.

The above is not accurate at all except for that the value in 1922 was less than a dollar.

The value of a 1922 German Reichsbanknote for 5000 marks depends on 2 things; firstly, which issue series was it, the Weimar Republic issued 4 different banknote series in 1922 and secondly the condition of the note, this is the international standard; http://www.banknotes.com/grading.htm

I use this chart http://www.owenink.com/banknotes/grading.html

GERMANY - WEIMAR THIRD ISSUE

KRAUSE #77

5000 Mark

16.9.1922. Blue and brown on gray and green underprint. Portrait

mintmaster Spinelli at right by Memling.

VG75.00$ VF175.00$ UNC300.00$

KRAUSE #78

5000 Mark

19.11.1922. Dark brown on brown underprint. Chamberlain H.

Urmiller at left.

VG30.00$ VF50.00$ UNC100.00$

GERMANY - WEIMAR FOURTH ISSUE

KRAUSE #81

5000 Mark

2.12.1922. Brown on green and light brown underprint. Portrait

merchant Imhof at right by A. Durer.

VG VF UNC

a. Watermark: G/D in stars 3.00 5.00 10.00

b. Watermark: Lattice 3.00 5.00 10.00

c. Watermark: Thorns 3.00 5.00 10.00

d. Watermark: Greek pattern 3.00 5.00 10.00

e. Watermark: Wavy lines 5.00 10.00 20.00

Answer 2

Your bill is from the years of hyperinflation that occurred in the early 1920s under the Weimar Republic. sammler.com, a major German collectibles site, lists the following approximate values as of 12/2010:

Dated July 25 (in German, 25 Juli or 25.7.1923) : about US$2 for a bill in circulated condition, and up to $15 for an uncirculated one.

Dated August 22 (22.8.1923) : $3 circulated, and about $8 uncirculated.

Despite their (ridiculously) high face values, these bills were barely worth the paper they were printed on. Inflation rates were in the tens or even hundreds of percent per DAY, so bills were reissued regularly in a futile effort to keep pace. Many only saw limited circulation because they became worthless within days. When the bill you have was issued, it traded for somewhere around US$10 at first but by October was worth less than half a cent.

Answer 3

Almost nothing. . . There are millions of those still around.