Inflation Collection

1923 German Hyperinflation
A boy and men with a pile of useless Deutsch mark banknotes as hyperinflation hits Germany in 1923

French poster for the Socialist Party (SFIO)
A French poster for the Socialist Party SFIO (French Section of the Workers International), showing men who have fought in the First World War facing up to a degenerate capitalist kneeling down to

One Million German Mark banknote - 1923 - testament to the hyperinflation experienced by the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. Date: 1923

Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew Bridge
Poster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825

50000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 000 Mark edited iat Hamburg 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover
This is Inflation, Take a Good Look, WW2 American Buy War Bonds postal cover envelope Date: 1944

John Smith, British Labour MP and Party leader
John Smith (1938-1994), British Labour MP and Party leader, seen here giving a speech with a bar chart beside him, showing inflation statistics. Date: circa 1990s

Comic postcard, Man uses lung testing machine at the seaside Date: 20th century

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

Hot air balloon
Silhouette of a man helping to inflate a hot-air balloon ready for launching. First published The Independent Date: 1987

Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - Odditorium
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Human Automobile Tyre - Wilber H. Roden ( Edema ) is inflated with an ordinary air pump to three times his normal size! Odditorium at The New York Worlds Fair of 1940

1000000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 1 000 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

100000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. 100 000 Mark banknote edited in Berlin 1/2 1923. Front Date: 1921-1923

100000000 Mark Note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Charity banknote on 100 000 000 Mark edited in Altona 1/10 1923 during the hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front. Date: 1921-1923

Inflation / 1923 / Germany
Paper money is collected from the bank in washing baskets

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Balloons during Franco-Prussian War
Manufacturing workshop of balloons at the Orleans station during Franco-Prussian War for use during the defense of Paris. Date: 1870s

People outside Anglo-Austrian Bank, Vienna, Austria
A crowd of people outside the Anglo-Austrian Bank, Vienna, Austria, probably during the era of hyperinflation. On the left is the Austrian Animal Welfare Society. Date: circa 1920s

Bureaucratic staff in ministries in 1919
A diagram showing the inflation in temporary and female personnel in various Ministries in Westminster and Whitehall necessitated by the First World War

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - BEFORE (1 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1916 (1/2) Date: circa 1916

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - AFTER (2 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1918 (2/2) Date: circa 1918

Smiling face balloon
Satirical cartoon showing a smiling human face as a balloon in process of being inflated, implying a madness perhaps caused by the gas entering the brain. 1784

Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground. Date 18 -

100000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 100 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 27/10 1923. Date: 1921-1923

1 Golfmark
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 1 Golfmark edited at Hamburg 3/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

5000000 Mark note

1000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 1 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 20/10 1923. Date: 1921-1923

200000000000 Mark Note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 200 000 000 000 Mark edited by Bayerische Centralbank. Date: 1921-1923

20000 Mark Note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Back of a Banknote on 20 000 Mark edited at Berlin 20/2 1923. Date: 1921-1923

500000000 Mark note

5000000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 5 000 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

5000000000 Mark note

10000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 10 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 22/8 1923. Date: 1921-1923

500000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front of a Banknote on 500 000 Mark edited in Berlin 25/7 1923. Date: 1923

10000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic Front of a Banknote on 10 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 25/7 1923. Date: 1923

2000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front of a Banknote on 2 000 000 Mark editedin Berlin 9/8 1923. Date: 1923

500000000000 Mark note

20000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 20 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 18/9 1923. Date: 1921-1923

20000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of banknote on 20 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 1/10 1923. Date: 1921-1923

1000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 1 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 9/8 1923. Date: 1921-1923

Inflating German observation balloon, Western Front, WW1
Men inflating a German observation balloon on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

50000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 25/7 1923. Date: 1923

5 Million Mark Note
Banknote for 5 million marks

Bread Prices
The price of bread from 1800 to 1948, recorded on a set of five stones in the churchyard wall at Great Wishford, Wiltshire, England

Hydrogen for Balloons
Henri Giffard developed a process for the preparation of hydrogen gas for air balloons and dirigibles. His first dirigible flight took place in 1852 from Paris to Trappes

Germany / Inflation / 1923
1, 000, 000, 000 paper marks = 1 goldmark

Ddp Poster / Inflation
German Democratic Party (DDP) poster demonising inflation

Opening of Rentenbank
Opening of the Rentenbank in Oranien Street, Berlin. The crowd wait for the issue of the new currency, the Rentenmark, aimed at stemming hyper inflation

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