The name Papiermark is applied to the
German currency from the point in
1914 when the link between the Mark and gold was abandoned, due to the outbreak of the
First World War. In particular, the name is used for the banknotes issued during the
hyperinflation in Germany of
1922 and especially
1923, which was a result of the Germans' decision to pay their war debt by printing banknotes.
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