 By December 1944, Posse and Voss had collectively spent 70 million Reichsmarks (equivalent to million euros) on accumulating the collection intended for the "Fuhrermuseum"; although artworks bought in Vichy France were paid for with francs which were set by the Nazis at an artificially low exchange rate with the Reichmark.In 1945, the count of art items in the collection was over 8,000.The legal authority for the collection of artworks for the "Führermuseum" began with Hitler himself, who, after the Enabling Act of 1933, had the power to enact laws without involving the Reichstag.