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The worst episodes of hyperinflation historically have been in [[Weimar Germany]] in 1923 (after [[World War I]]), [[Hungary]] and [[China]] after [[World War II]], [[Chile]] under [[Salvador Allende]], and [[Zimbabwe]] in the late 2000s.

The worst episodes of hyperinflation historically have been in [[Weimar Germany]] in 1923 (after [[World War I]]), [[Hungary]] and [[China]] after [[World War II]], [[Chile]] under [[Salvador Allende]], and [[Zimbabwe]] in the late 2000s.

At the peak of the inflationary cycle during the Weimar Republic, workers were paid twice daily in wheelbarrows. Currency was rubber-stamped with extra zeros because new currency could not be printed fast enough.  In 2022, German Reichmarks ranging from half a million to 100 million marks were still listed on [[ebay]] for 1 U.S. cent.<ref> https://www.ebay.com/itm/115168335171?hash=item1ad0915543:g:WQQAAOSw3MJh02jk</ref> At 1 cent in U.S. currency, adjusted for inflation, the intrinsic and numismatic value was probably overpriced even for collectors, given the original quantity issued and still available after World War II.

At the peak of the inflationary cycle during the Weimar Republic, workers were paid twice daily in wheelbarrows. Currency was rubber-stamped with extra zeros because new currency could not be printed fast enough.  In 2022, German Reichmarks ranging from half a million to 100 million marks were still listed on [[ebay]] for 1 U.S. cent.<ref> https://www.ebay.com/itm/115168335171?hash=item1ad0915543:g:WQQAAOSw3MJh02jk</ref> At 1 cent in U.S. currency, adjusted for inflation, the intrinsic and numismatic value was probably overpriced even for collectors, given the original quantity issued and still available for purchasers after World War II.

==Disincentive to savings==

==Disincentive to savings==