Posted 05/08/2012 9:21 pm
It's from the city of Zoppot, East Prussia, now known as Sopot, Poland. As you can see from the Wikipedia page, the emblem on the coat of arms, a gull with a fish, has not changed.
Notgeld (emergency money) was issued by local authorities, businesses or private individuals, rather than by governments or banks. There are hundreds of thousands of varieties issued by thousands of different cities and towns in Germany at about this time. Finding information about specific notes can be very difficult.
Notgeld (emergency money) was issued by local authorities, businesses or private individuals, rather than by governments or banks. There are hundreds of thousands of varieties issued by thousands of different cities and towns in Germany at about this time. Finding information about specific notes can be very difficult.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
