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A complete set of 6 Emergency banknotes for the Thuringian state government in Weimar, 1923 Designed by Herbert Bayer at the Bauhaus Each note measuring approx. 7.0 cm x 13.8 cm
A chance to acquire a stunning example of
original Bauhaus typography and a fascinating artefact from a dramatic
moment in the history of the last century: a hyper-inflationary bank
note from Weimar Germany. Here we have a set of six showing each denomination and colour. It is incredibly rare to find a set including notes in the higher denominations.
Herbert Bayer attended the Weimar
Bauhaus as a pupil from 1921 to 1923, at the time the economic crisis
in post-WW1 Weimar was developing and reaching its dramatic peak. He
initially took Johannes Itten's revolutionary Preliminary Course on
colour and form, then moved on to study mural painting with Wassily
Kandinsky and Oskar Schlemmer. It was at this time that he created the
Universal alphabet; the lower-case only typography now synonymous with
the Bauhaus and its powerful legacy. In 1923 he was also commissioned
by the Thuringian State in Weimar to design the new high value
banknotes. The impoverished Weimer Republic government was desperately
producing emergency money - increasingly high single note denominations - in an attempt to combat acute hyper-inflation.
Bayer returned to the Bauhaus in 1925 - now located
at Dessau - as teacher, to lead a new course in advertising and
typography. He remained a tutor there until 1928, the same year Bauhaus
founder Walter Gropius departed.
For background on hyper-inflation in the Weimar Republic see article on Wikipedia.org.
A reference to and illustration of the banknote can be found in the catalogue for the famous 50 Years of the Bauhaus exhibition, which was held at the Royal Academy in London in 1968, on page 118.
Condition: Each note is in good to very good circulated condition with some wear consistent with age and use but no major damages or repairs. Please see the photos. © Text and photographs by room_606. Please do not copy either in full or in part. IMPORTANT There are many more items in my shop that don't appear in regular item searches. So please click the link to my shop above and browse the category menu on the left. NEW! Now you can sign up for a regular e-mail bulletin detailing my latest finds and offers by adding me to your list of favourite sellers. The e-mail is free, eBay system generated (so your e-mail address remains private) and you can unsubscribe at any time. Payment and Postage Paypal is accepted and I do not add a surcharge to cover their fees. UK buyers only may also pay by cheque or postal order. If it's a cheque, please allow 7 to 10 days for it to clear. It may be possible for overseas customers to pay by another means such as bank transfer in GBP£, but this is by prior arrangement and at the sender's risk. All buyers please make contact within 3 days of auction. Payment is required within 7 days. Non-payment All non-paying bidders are, without exception, reported to eBay. This is not for the sake of being vindictive, but because eBay charges retrospective fees calculated on the actual sale price of items and this money needs to be retrieved. It's hard enough to make ends meet on here as it is! Thank you for your understanding. Please refer to eBay's policy on non-payment for more information, including its ramifications for the bidder. Condition of items Please note that, unless clearly stated otherwise, my listings are for vintage/antique items and therefore, by definition, are not going to be in the same condition you would expect from a brand new item. Please be assured that I always endeavour to offer the most accurate description possible of the item's condition and take multiple illustrative photographs. Vintage electrical items Unless clearly stated otherwise in the description, vintage electrical items are sold in their original condition so should be safety checked by an electrician before use. Returns Returns are possible, if reported within 7 days and by prior arrangement, if a mistake has been made in the listing and the item is not as described, but for no other reason. I'm afraid that simple buyer's remorse does not qualify and the cost of return postage is not included in any refund. Thanks very much for taking the time to read this. If there is anything I haven't covered please don't hesitate to contact me. Best of luck bidding! |
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