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| | Hyperinflation in 1923 Germany |
 | | Throughout the "miracle of the Rentenmark" the depreciation halted in its tracks, business revived, the inflationary spree was ended although, as we shall see, there was a nasty hangover yet to come. |
 | | Second, and certainly most important, the government limited strictly the amount of Rentenmarks which could be issued and it halted the issue and discounting of notes and the creation of paper marks. |
 | | In August 1924 the reform was completed by introduction of a new Reichsmark, equal in value to the Rentenmark. |
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