TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Friedrich Bayer & Company Fünfhunderttausend Mark Gutschein ID - v405sb35z CY - Leverkusen, Germany DA - 1923/08/01/ YR - 1923 AV - Robert J. Bauman collection VL - Robert J. Bauman collection AN - Robert J. Bauman collection UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/v405sb35z AB - This Fünfhunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or five hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by Friedrich Bayer & Company. Design includes a cartouche containing a winged lion with caduceus and globe as well as the Bayer logo. The Friedrich Bayer & Company initially manufactured synthetic dyes before expanding their industry to include pharmaceuticals, notably Aspirin, as well as other products including polycarbonates and polyurethanes. This German company scrip is an example of the hyperinflation which occurred in Germany after World War One as a result of reparation costs. Due to the devaluation of the Mark, companies began issuing their own currency that employees could use within their company stores. The high value of this currency is indicative of the hyperinflation of the Mark whose value decreased drastically from early 1923 through November 1923. KW - Friedrich Bayer & Co. KW - Currency question KW - Dye industry KW - Pharmaceutical industry KW - Chemical industry KW - Corporations KW - Bauman, Robert Joel LA - German ER -