STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 74, sig. 109-1/80

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in the increase in the circulation of means of payment, the following figure: I.1944: IV.1943: III.19 43: II.19 1943: I.1943: in Mill. K 720 5 883 3 823 2 688 1 130 in % 2 19.6 14.5 ll.4 5 The total amount of cash in circulation on 31 March 1944 is 36 773 million K. Of the increase recorded in the 1st quarter, 62.5% is attributable to the increase of banknotes in circulation. The reason for the further increasing tendency of payment co-payment is primarily related to the change in Reichsmark means of payment. The amount of the Reichsmarch means of payments which have been changed is apparent from the following compilation /in Mill. K/: in the quarter: I.1944: IV.1943: III.19 43: II.19 1943: I.19443: 2 146 1 964 1 661 1 324 1 337 The Reichsbank was handed over in the first quarter of 1984 to 244.2 million RM. The development of the cash flow in I.Quarter l944 gives the following picture in detail /in Mill. K/ : Time: Bank- State- Paper- Coins: Total: Notes: notes: small money: 31.XII.1942 24 073 9 405 2 244 331 36 053 31. I.1944 23 303 6 238 2 248 333 35 122 29. II.19 44 24 o01 6 424 2 286 334 36 045 31.III.19 1944 24 523 6 589 2 326 335 3673 as against 31.XII.1943 + 450 ̄ 184 + 82 + 4 + 720 Banknote printing was employed in printing all types of royal money. In the first quarter of 1984, the banknote printing company, as well as the other companies entrusted with printing small varieties of paper small money, paid the main cash from the following paper money for the circulation of the protectorate: banknote printers: other companies: total: variety: in looo pieces in loo pieces in l000 K 1000 K IV 4 693 4 693,000 500 K IV 450 225,000 10o K IV. 14 118 7 528 2 164.600 20 K II. 5 361 1o7.220 20 K III./new 864 17.280 lo K II . Form/ 80 16 o12 160.920 5 K IV. 4 998 4 892 49.450 Í K III . 2 840 12 998 15.838 Total 33 404 41 430 7 433.308 Louds