Hyperinflation 1923: Als das Ei 320 Milliarden Reichsmark kostete

Teure Lebensmittel, explodierende Rohstoffkosten: Die Inflation trifft Verbraucher in Weiden und Landkreis gewaltig. Erinnerungen werden wach an die 1920er, als die Wirtschaft in eine Hyperinflation schlitterte. Kann das wieder passieren?

von Vanessa Lutz

"Bürgerkrieg in Sicht?" titelt der "Weidener Anzeiger" im Oktober 1923. Die Hungersnot und die Preisexplosion bringen die Bürger ans Limit.

Bild: Weidener Anzeiger/Stadtarchiv Weiden

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