German Notgeld Collector Of 46 Years, From Uk.

@JDcompy - Hi! You are right of course - collecting is all about passion for a topic or subject and shouldn't be seen as a means to make money. If a hobby keeps one interested in something, that is great. I don't know many people that will make money from banknote or notgeld collecting. The value isn't the important thing here at all. it is nice, however, to get a really scarce piece for a few dollars/pounds!.....and then be able to show it off in one's collection. I spend most of my time researching interesting looking pieces and then writing articles for my notgeld.com website. I have over 100 different articles and lots and lots of translations that bring the notes to life. Without understanding what they say or depict, one is really missing the whole point of collecting - that's what I think anyway. I'll post something here about a note that is awesome in my view and fairly common so not valuable. It is the depictions that say so much...............thanks for your interest in my CCF postings.

Now that is a real collector

On the front of the green coloured 25pf note from Niederlahnstein, it shows a man on a horse (left) and a hamster on the right. Actually, there is more to see:

On the front of the note it shows a lawmaker holding a quill on a horse that is drinking from a bottle of ink and excreting useless laws..........................and on the right, a giant hamster going to hoard all the money and notes he has collected in a sack. The thorns convey, a sort of danger....... and portray the strangling of Germany by the hoarders and useless law makers.

Hey, about that green note from my thread - Thanks for the confirmation about "20 heller". What do you think the front means when it is saying "This voucher is good for 2500 Re.aus" ?

I have taken a copy of the scan and place it here for reference:



I am awaiting full translation for clarification. I think it mentions that there has been 25000 krone worth of this note, issued (1 krone = 100 heller)

For reference, here is the other side of the piece from @JDcompy:

Here is a lovely comical looking note from the town of Beckum:



It depicts the antics of the daft citizens of the fictitious town of Schilda, whose exploits in foolishness are recounted in numerous folk tales.

Here is the 2m note from the same town:



These 2 notes will feature in the new notgeld book I am currently writing!