Papiermark
E152035
The Papiermark was the German paper currency notorious for its extreme hyperinflation during the early 1920s in the Weimar Republic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papiermark canonical | 13 |
| German Papiermark | 5 |
| German Rentenmark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1327151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Papiermark Context triple: [Weimar Republic, currency, Papiermark]
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A.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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B.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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C.
East German mark
The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
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D.
Austrian schilling
The Austrian schilling was Austria's former national currency, used throughout much of the 20th century until the country adopted the euro.
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E.
German gold mark
The German gold mark was the gold-backed national currency of the German Empire from its unification in 1871 until the aftermath of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Papiermark Target entity description: The Papiermark was the German paper currency notorious for its extreme hyperinflation during the early 1920s in the Weimar Republic.
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A.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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B.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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C.
East German mark
The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
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D.
Austrian schilling
The Austrian schilling was Austria's former national currency, used throughout much of the 20th century until the country adopted the euro.
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E.
German gold mark
The German gold mark was the gold-backed national currency of the German Empire from its unification in 1871 until the aftermath of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | paper mark ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | numismatic item ⓘ |
| continuedBy | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currencyCodeHistorical | none ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
German Reich
ⓘ
linked to:
German Empire
|
| denominationsIncluded |
banknotes
ⓘ
emergency money ⓘ treasury notes ⓘ |
| denominationType | Mark ⓘ |
| economicEffect |
barter economy resurgence
ⓘ
erosion of savings ⓘ social unrest ⓘ |
| endUse | 1923 ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToRentenmarkAtReform | 1 Rentenmark = 1,000,000,000,000 Papiermark ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Treaty of Versailles reparations
ⓘ
Weimar Republic economic crisis ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | classic example of currency collapse ⓘ |
| inflationType | hyperinflation ⓘ |
| introducedBy | German Empire ⓘ |
| introducedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| issuer |
German Treasury
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Ministry of Finance
Reichsbank ⓘ |
| legalStatusEnd | 1924 ⓘ |
| materialForm | paper money ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme loss of value
ⓘ
hyperinflation ⓘ |
| peakInflationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| reasonForHyperinflation |
excessive money printing
ⓘ
occupation of the Ruhr ⓘ war reparations ⓘ |
| reasonForIntroduction | suspension of gold convertibility ⓘ |
| region | German Reich territory ⓘ |
| replaced | Goldmark ⓘ |
| startUse | 1914 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
economic history
ⓘ
macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| subunit | Pfennig ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 Pfennig = 1 Mark ⓘ |
| succeededBy | stable currency reform of 1923 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1920s
ⓘ
post–World War I era ⓘ |
| typicalDesignElements |
German national symbols
ⓘ
ornamental patterns ⓘ portraits ⓘ |
| usedIn | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| wasReplacedBy |
Reichsmark
ⓘ
Rentenmark ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Papiermark Description of subject: The Papiermark was the German paper currency notorious for its extreme hyperinflation during the early 1920s in the Weimar Republic.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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