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The 2 griffins on this Mannheim 500,000 mark note are great. The colours and graphics on the note are wonderful too.   |
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Outstanding!  |
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Here are 2 specimen pieces from Cologne (Koeln / Coeln) that I am really happy with. They show the difference in serial number font size, that the stamp mark was applied on either the front or the reverse and that some notes also had the additional hole-punch cancellations:  |
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Very nice! |
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The 'W.P.&C.' refers to the printer name, which can be seen on each of the notes.
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04/19/2025 3:05 pm
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Ah, yes, I that printed at the bottom.
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This 5 mark note from Delmenhorst, arrived today. It is undated but dates from 1914. It was issued by the 'Hanseatische Jute-Spinnerei & Weberei' - Hanseatic Jute Spinning and Weaving Mill, in Delmenhorst. The designated nominal face value makes this a scarcer piece.....as they are usually found 'blank' (unissued).  |
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Lovely example! |
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Not sure if this note is classified as Notegeld or not. I got it in an online auction with some other German notes. The back is plain.  |
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Yes - this is early 'Inflation 1923' notgeld from the town/city of Hoerde, issued by one of the many mining companies - this one 'Phoenix'.
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05/04/2025 8:57 pm
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That's interesting Notegeldman. There seems to be so many different notes from this time that it is often confusing what it all means. Would the mining company have issued its own notes as there was a shortage of normal notes?
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Basically, yes - initially, there was a shortage of small change, for lots of reasons but primarily because of the war(WWI). Inflation hit the economy in the following years which eventually turned to hyper-inflation where face values were in actual 'BILLIONEN' Mark (1,000,000,000,000). The Reichs couldn't keep up with the demand and couldn't print enough banknotes. Private companies and town administrators / magistrates etc started to issue their own money. That situation grew and grew and almost got out of hand. The issuance of notgeld (emergency or necessity money) was banned on several occasions but it continued.......right up until the collapse of the currency and the introduction of the Rentenmark. On my homepage if one scrolls down a little, there is a table with basic explanations of the 8 major notgeld categories. Click on each one and you can read a short intro about that period and it's issues. I created my https://notgeld.com website, to hopefully show possible future collectors what it's all about and the fantastic and historically interesting notes available to collect  Edited by notgeldman
05/05/2025 07:58 am
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Nice example! |
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Thanks for the link notgeldman. That's an amazing website with heaps of info. It is a fascinating area to collect!
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Here are 3 OVPs from Hoerde, where the original face values has been increased because of the hyper-inflation:  Edited by notgeldman
05/07/2025 6:33 pm
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