Saturday, April 9, 2011

The Great German Inflation of 1923-1924

One of the classic examples of inflation comes from Germany after World War I.  This article from the Dawson Daily News reports the situation, providing numbers incomprehensible even today. Still, these kinds of inflation do recur.  Recently, Zimbabwe issued banknotes for 100 trillion dollars before reissuing the currency,


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