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COPPERHEAD New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/04/2006 10:02 pm I have a bunch of old coins my grandfather gave me years ago. My great grandfather fought in WWI, grandfather in WWII. I think most of the coins were some of their "spoils of war". The first in question: 1917, a grayish color, has profile of a soldier and CSB in small letters to left of soldier, on reverse: in the center "15 Pfennig" then around the edge: "CREFELDER-STRASSENBAHN-KR-GELD". The weird thing, the edge of the coin is serrated, it almost looks like gear teeth. What is it? Report this Post to the Staff

KLD Pillar of the Community Australia 1079 Posts	Posted 01/04/2006 11:16 pm Hi, Would love to help, but might need photos to do so. Sounds like notegeld. Cheers, Lars Report this Post to the Staff
kuhli Valued Member United States 230 Posts	Posted 01/04/2006 11:46 pm That is what is called "notgeld", or more correctly, "kreigsgeld". Due to a shortage of metals because of WWI, minor coinage was in short supply, so local city governments were authorized to issue their own local currency, to facilitate normal commerce. Report this Post to the Staff
kuhli Valued Member United States 230 Posts	Posted 01/05/2006 09:16 am Did a little more research on this piece today. "Strassebahn" means street-car, so this is more of a transportation token, or "bus fare" token. Issued in Crefeld (located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of western Germany). Cataloged by Robert Upton as E4-1. I found one on a dealer's list for $4.00, just to give you an idea of value. Report this Post to the Staff
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