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President, were henceforth to be directly appointed and dismissed by the Führer. On 30 January 1937, Hitler publicly proclaimed the unlimited sovereignty of the Reich over the Reichsbank, and a lew of 18 February 1937 formally abolished the Reichsbank's autonomous status. Another law of 15 June 1939 stipulated that the President and Direktorium should directly receive their instructions from the Führer, and renamed the bank as
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in 1864). Elsewhere, it did not take over the properties of banks whose monetary role it replaced, and erected new branch buildings instead. By the end of the 19th century, it had newly built branches in most of Germany's significant cities. In some cases, these branches were replaced by more modern
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were allowed to attend all meetings of the Direktorium and to examine the books of the Reichsbank. The initial shareholders included the former shareholders of the Bank of Prussia (except a few who opted for selling their shares) and new subscribers. The bank was exempted from all income and trade
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promptly put an end to the independence of the Reichsbank and made it an instrument of their policy of directing Germany's resources towards rearmament and military expansion. By amendment of 27 October 1933 to the Banking Law, the General Council was abolished and the Direktorium, including the
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In April and May 1945, the remaining reserves of the Reichsbank – gold (730 bars), cash (6 large sacks), and precious stones and metals such as platinum (25 sealed boxes) – were dispatched by Walther Funk to be buried on the Klausenhof Mountain at Einsiedl in Bavaria, where the final German
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that rendered the Mark practically worthless. The Reichsbank only started raising its discount rate in July 1922, reaching 40 percent per day at the hyperinflationary peak in November 1923. By decree of 15 October 1923 on the initiative of finance minister
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resistance was to be concentrated. Similarly, the Abwehr cash reserves were hidden nearby in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Shortly after the American forces overran the area, the reserves and money disappeared. Funk would be tried and convicted of
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The Reichsbank was technically a private-sector company with individual shareholders, albeit not in joint-stock form, and operated from the start under the close control of the Reich government. The bank was managed by a management board
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On 31 December 1935, the Reichsbank's note issuing privilege became exclusive, bringing an end to the residual central banking roles of the Bank of Baden, Bayerische Notenbank, Bank of Saxony, and Württembergische Notenbank.
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The Reichsbank operated throughout the Reich's territory through a network of branches, which numbered 206 at its inception in 1876 and expanded to 330 by 1900. A formal distinction was made between main branches
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The Reichsbank itself went into a protracted process of liquidation. In 1955, a Federal German Law allowed holders of Reichsbank common stock to exchange it for interim certificates of the Bank Deutscher Länder.
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brought an end to the involvement of foreigners in the Reichsbank's governance. The General Council was reduced to 10 members, all German, and the role of Currency Commissioner went to the President of the
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was initially established there. Plans for a separate currency for all of Berlin were considered up until June 1948, when the situation came to a head and the introduction of Western German marks into
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of 14 March 1875, and assumed its new role on 1 January 1876 when it succeeded the Bank of Prussia. Meanwhile, between 1873 and 1875 the Bank of Prussia assumed all the assets and liabilities of the
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was completed in 1876 as the Reichsbank started activity. In 1892-1894, the Reichsbank erected a palatial southward extension on an adjacent lot facing Hausvogteiplatz, designed by its architects
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demolished that year, was only completed in 1951. Following the disappearance of the Reichsbank in 1945, a number of its former branches were taken over by its successor entities, namely the
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for joint policy decisions. An agreement on that concept was reached among the three Western occupying forces on 30 October 1947, resulting in the establishment on 1 March 1948 of the
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The Bank of Prussia had commissioned a new head office in the late 1860s, which replaced its previous building dating from the late 17th century. The structure designed by architect
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extracted from the mouths of victims were found in 1945 in the vaults of the bank in Berlin. The explanation of the disappearance of the Reichsbank reserves in 1945 was uncovered by
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only had the status of "legally-admitted medium of exchange" while the Reichsbank's devalued paper notes remained legal tender. No fixed exchange rate was set by law, but the "
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on war reparations, paved the way for a restoration of monetary order. The Banking Law of 30 August 1924 was inspired by the stabilization loans orchestrated by the
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established on 20 March 1949, and initially operated under an association agreement with the Bank deutscher Länder. It was eventually converted into a
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that law was extended to all German lands, with entry into force on 1 January 1872. These Prussian initiatives precipitated action by the
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in June 1924. It comprehensively reformed the Reichsbank and made it, for the first time, an explicitly independent central bank. Its
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The monetary institutions in Germany had been unsuited for its economic development for several decades before unification. In the
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further stimulated discussions on the creation of an integrated monetary system, which pitted advocates of centralization led by
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decided, against directives from Washington, that Germany needed a central bank instead of a mere board bringing together the
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The Reichsbank benefited by the theft of the property of numerous governments invaded by the Germans, especially their
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Several pan-German conventions were held with the aim to simplify and rationalize the German monetary system, e.g. in
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Army Service Forces Manual M356-5 / Military Government Handbook - Germany - Section 5: Money and Banking
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The German Great Banks and Their Concentration in connection with The Economic Development of Germany
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The Reichsbank employed a number of specialized architects for branch design, including the prolific
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branch in 1964. Many other branches have been repurposed for other uses over the years, such as the
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accelerated the pace of rearmament and as Reichsbank president banked for the SS the confiscated
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Delegated Monitors, Large and Small: The Development of Germany's Banking System, 1800-1914
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branch, Taunusanlage 4-6 (arch. Amsler & Wolff), completed 1933, renovated in the 1980s
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torn from dead bodies, and after cleaning, were deposited in the bank under the false-name
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The Reichsbank (upper right) in a display or recent Berlin architecture, late 1880s
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which were comparatively independent. Twelve of these were in Prussia, four in the
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against the incumbent local banks of issue and defenders of state rights, led by
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A historical perspective on international monetary arrangements: opening address
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branch, Herrenstrasse 30 (arch. Hasak, Havestadt & Contag), completed 1893
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branch, Kaiserstraße 52 (arch. Hasak, Havestadt & Contag), completed 1892
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were established in May 1947 in each of the zone's five Provinces, namely in
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and much personal property of the Third Reich's many victims, especially the
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branch, Domplatz 36 (arch. Hasak, Havestadt & Contag), completed 1894
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On 27 March 1870, a law was passed that forbade the formation of further
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and eventually demolished in 1960, the 1930s extension survives as the
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22 December 1923 (appointed Currency Commissioner on 12 November 1923)
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Reichsbank head office at Jägerstraße in Berlin, photographed in 1933
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Gold Is Where You Hide It; What Happened to the Reichsbank Treasure?
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Geschichte der deutschen Notenbanken vor Einführung der Mark-Währung
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branch, Unter Sachsenhausen 1-3 (arch. Hasak), at completion in 1896
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kept growing, reaching 31 (in the territories that would become the
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In Prussia, the Reichsbank kept the branches it inherited from the
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branch, Düsseldorfer Strasse 21 (arch. Stiller), completed 1897
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Early French and German central bank charters and regulations
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A 10000 Mark banknote issued by the German Reichsbank in 1922
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Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations
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to create note-issuing banks of their own, respectively the
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on 24 January 1857, but to no avail. Instead, the number of
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The same building in 2009, following damage in World War II
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and included four additional members, one appointed by the
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branch, Friedrichsplatz 20 (arch. Stiller), completed 1906
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had been established in 1847 and, in the aftermath of the
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branch, Neustädter Markt 10 (arch. Hasak), completed 1902
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and redeemable at the rate of 2790 Marks per kilogram of
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branch, Rabanusstrasse 12 (arch. Hasak), completed 1902
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branch, Theaterstrasse 17 (arch. Hasak), completed 1889
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branch, Königsstrasse 45 (arch. Hasak), completed 1895
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pressure and the mark started to decrease in value..
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The Reichsbank was established by legislation of the
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branch, Kochstrasse 13 (arch. Hasak), completed 1903
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branch, Fleethörn 29 (early 20th century photograph)
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branch, Bankstrasse 23 (arch. Hasak), completed 1892
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The Most Powerful Bank: Inside Germany's Bundesbank
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The Most Powerful Bank: Inside Germany's Bundesbank
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branch, Leopoldring 9 (arch. Hasak), completed 1902
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Hasak), completed 1897 1078:) initially continued to issue Reichsmarks and 867:The success of the Rentenmark, followed by the 748:as residual note-issuing institutions by 1906. 1568:Due to Germany's territorial losses following 1422:of the Reichsbank, part of the 1890s extension 836:, the government created a separate bank, the 3411:Jourdain & Müller Steinhauser Architekten 3106: 3104: 3102: 3100: 3098: 3096: 3094: 3092: 2951:, Washington DC: National Monetary Commission 1107:on 1 January 1947. Thus, Land central banks ( 8: 2931:. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2341: 2336:branch, Ludwigstrasse 13 (arch. Wolff, then 1700:) branch, 10 Wolności Square, completed 1890 1447: 1313: 1307: 1293: 1276: 1266: 1256: 1203: 1098: 986: 855: 849: 727: 645: 551: 513: 480: 451: 445: 435: 429: 423: 121: 3029:(Second ed.). Oxford University Press. 2281:, Domplatz 15 (arch. Nitze), completed 1923 361: 2476: 2021:branch, Berliner Strasse 5, completed 1909 651:taxes, but also had to act as the Reich's 550:(est. 1871), bringing the total number of 128: 120: 3313:Walter Buschmann and Alexander Kierdorf. 3117:, Washington DC: U.S. Army Service Forces 840:, endowed with the right to issue notes ( 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 3608:Documents and clippings about Reichsbank 3148: 3146: 3144: 3142: 3140: 2920: 2918: 2916: 2914: 2912: 2910: 1306:. Only after the blockade ended was the 1139:), followed in March by French-occupied 815:Following Germany's defeat and the 1919 3389:"Die Baukunst zwischen den Weltkriegen" 3277:"Reichsbank – Hier ist ihr Geld sicher" 3165:(3), Oxford University Press: 322–341, 2982: 2980: 2978: 2822: 2484: 1656: 1385: 437:Ritterschaftliche Privatbank in Pommern 3238:George H. 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Following the promulgation of the 47:adding citations to reliable sources 1513:from the 1880s to the early 1900s, 1434:The bank's Hausvogtei front in 1928 1058:In line with decisions made at the 887:was replaced by a General Council ( 3387:Gottfried Kiesow (December 2011). 3294:Jacek Kulesza (11 December 2015). 3070:, Frankfurt: European Central Bank 3061:Ulrich Bindseil (September 2019), 2928:A History of Modern Banks of Issue 1379:after having been the home of the 925:Rechnungshof des Deutschen Reiches 14: 3641:1945 disestablishments in Germany 3514:Iris Cramer and Sabine Muschler. 2425:branch, Marstallstrasse 3 (arch. 787:. The expenses of the war caused 3595: 3014:, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 2790: 2748: 2709: 2670: 2631: 2592: 2546: 2507: 2457: 2441: 2415: 2390: 2365: 2350: 2326: 2301: 2286: 2261: 2238: 2223: 2218:43 (arch. 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