25 Pfennig Kreis Winsen (Luhe) (Redeemable by 30.6.1921) Notgeld (Front: Shepherd with sheep; trees; Back: Horses; country roads; Watermark: illegible repeated pattern) (Serial Nos: 3193xx) UNC
Dimensions: 99 x 60 mm
Category: Notgeld - Emergency Money - Local Government Currency
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Catalogue Number: G/M 1434.2a (1st of 2)
Notgeld (German for "emergency money" or "necessity money") refers to money issued by an institution in a time of economic or political crisis. The issuing institution is usually one without official sanction from the central government. This occurs usually when sufficient state-produced money is not available from the central bank. Most notably, notgeld generally refers to money produced in Germany and Austria during World War I and the Interbellum. Issuing institutions could be a town's savings banks, municipality and private or state-owned firms.
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Dimensions: 99 x 60 mm
Category: Notgeld - Emergency Money - Local Government Currency
LARGER SAMPLE PHOTO: CLICK HERE
Catalogue Number: G/M 1434.2a (1st of 2)
Notgeld (German for "emergency money" or "necessity money") refers to money issued by an institution in a time of economic or political crisis. The issuing institution is usually one without official sanction from the central government. This occurs usually when sufficient state-produced money is not available from the central bank. Most notably, notgeld generally refers to money produced in Germany and Austria during World War I and the Interbellum. Issuing institutions could be a town's savings banks, municipality and private or state-owned firms.
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
