GERMAN COINS & CURRENCY
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GERMAN NOTGELD NOTES
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During World War I many German towns began to issue low denomination
emergency
banknotes due to a shortage of small change. After the War, these
became
a popular collectible. The towns found issuing notes was an easy
way
to raise money. Soon hundreds of towns were issuing thousands of
these
notes, with increasingly elaborate designs in order to appeal to
collectors.
These issues continued through 1922, by which time inflation (caused by
issuing
too much money) had totally destroyed the German economy. These
small,
colorful notes are still a fun and popular collectible. The notes
bear
a wide variety of designs ranging from fairy tales to local history and
monuments
to political satire. They make an interesting addition to your
collection.
Item PM-DE-NOT1 1 GERMAN NOTGELD NOTE
AU-UNC.
(1918-1922) $1.00
Item PM-DE-NOT25 25
DIFFERENT
GERMAN NOTGELD NOTES, AU-UNC. $19.95 
UNUSUAL GERMAN PORCELAIN
COINS
During the collapse of the German economy following World War I,
numerous
towns issued their own coins and currency, initially to provide small
change
due coin shortages, and later as fundraisers (every pfennig not
redeemed is
a pfennig in the town treasury!). Some towns even issued coins
made
from porcelain. Most of these were made of red porcelain.
They
were usually manufactured in Meissen.
Those that were,
carry the
Meissen crossed swords "hallmark" as a mintmark. The exact
denomination
and type will depend upon what we have in stock. They are a most
unusual
(and fragile) form of money.
Item DE-PORC GERMANY PORCELAIN COIN,
1920-22
AU-UNC. $13.50
Item DE-PORCx2 2 DIFFERENT GERMAN PORCELAIN
COINS
AU-UNC. $26.00
Item DE-PORCx4 4 DIFFERENT GERMAN PORCELAIN
COINS
AU-UNC. $49.95
GERMAN INFLATION COIN OF THE WEIMAR
REPUBLIC 
In 1922 and 1923 Germany experienced one of the worst, and one of the
most famous bouts of inflation in history. Prices would sometimes
double in a day and people would need suitcases to carry their
money. The
economic collapse, brought on in part due to the heavy reparations
forced
upon Germany by the Allies after it's defeat in World War I, helped to
bring
about the rise of Adoph Hitler and World War II. This aluminum
200
Mark coin was struck briefly in 1923, but with rapidly rising prices,
was
soon worthless.
Item L-DE35 GERMANY 200 MARK 1923 (KM35) AU-UNC. 2.50
GERMAN INFLATION CURRENCY
NOTES
DISPLAYED AT 50% OF ACTUAL SIZE.
In 1923, Germany experienced some of the world’s worst inflation.
Prices increased hourly and the government could not print currency
fast enough to meet the demand. A number of large companies
printed their own currency to meet payroll and pay for supplies.
We are pleased to offer you the following notes from the 1923 German
Hyperinflation: From the German government we offer a 10 Million Mark
note from August 1923 and a 20 Million Mark note from July 1923. Both
notes are Uncirculated. The notes are printed on one side only,
in order to produce them faster. From the Deutsche Reichsbahn
(the German National Railways) we offer a 3 Note set: the 2, 5 and 10
Million Mark dated August and September 1923. The notes feature a
winged train wheel in the underprinting. We also offer a set of notes
from the Hugo Stinnes Shipping Lines of Hamburg. Hugo Stinnes was
a brilliant German industrialist. He made a fortune in World War
I in steel and coal production. Following the war he borrowed vast
sums, which he used to buy companies and hard assets. With the
inflation that followed, he was able to repay the loans with greatly
depreciated Marks, thus further increasing his fortune. By the
end of 1923 he owned over 4000 companies! Hugo Stinnes’ vast
personal wealth and huge industrial empire made his currency one of the
few private issues to be accepted throughout Germany. From the
Hugo Stinnes Lines we have the 1, 5 and 10 Million Mark notes of August
1923 in Uncirculated condition. The notes feature the flag of his
shipping company.
Item PM-DE-SET2 GERMANY 10 & 20 MILLION
MARK NOTES, 1923, UNC. sold out
Item PM-DERB3 DEUSTCHE
REICHSBAHN 2, 5 & 10 MILLION MARK, VF-AU $9.00
Item PM-STINNES STINNES LINES 1, 5 &
10 MILLION MARK, 1923 UNC. $10.00
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NAZI GERMAN
SILVER COINS
These four silver coins serve as a memento of the horrors of the
Third Reich.
The 2 Reichsmark was issued from 1936 to 1939. It pictures Paul
von Hindenburg on one side and an eagle holding a wreathed swastika on
the other. Nazi Germany used three different designs on their regular
issue 5 Reichsmark coins. The first pictured the Potsdam Military
Church on one side and an eagle and two small swastikas on the other.
It was struck only from 1934 to 1935. The second type was struck
during only during the last part of 1935 and the first part of 1936. It
pictured Paul von Hindenburg on one side and an eagle on the
other. Starting in 1936 the Eagle reverse was replaced with an
eagle holding a wreathed swastika, similar to the 2 Reichsmark. The
Eagle and Swastika 5 Reichsmark was struck from 1936 to 1939.
Because of the war, no Nazi silver coins were struck after 1939. Coins
grade VF.
DE-93 2 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 VF (KM93)
$6.95
DE-93x5 FIVE of the above
2 Reichsmark Hindenburg/Swastika VF $29.50
DE-83 5 REICHSMARK MILITARY CHURCH 1934-35 (KM83) $10.95
DE-86 5 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/EAGLE 1935-36 (KM86) $9.95
DE-94 5 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 (KM94) $14.95
DE-SSET SET OF ABOVE
4 NAZI GERMAN SILVER COINS $39.00
NAZI GERMAN MINOR COINS
This set consists of the seven lower denominations of Nazi German coins
each
showing the eagle and swastika. The 1936-1939 issues include the 1, 2,
5
and 10 Reichspfennig made from copper or aluminum-bronze alloys. In
1940
the 1, 5 and 10 Reichspfennig were switched to zinc and the 2
Reichspfennig was discontinued due to the war. All eight coins
grade VF or better, though the zinc coins may show some spots as zinc
spots very easily. The coins all feature the denomination on one
side and an eagle holding a
swastika on the other.
Item C-DE-NAZI7 NAZI GERMAN 7 COIN SET
$12.50
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OLD
COMMUNIST EAST GERMAN COIN SET - AT HALF PRICE!
This set of six coins of the German Democratic Republic, commonly known
as East Germany, includes the 1952 dated 1, 5, and 10 Pfennig and the
1958 50 Pfennig, the 1956 1 Mark and the 1957 2 Mark. All six
coins
are aluminum and were struck at the Berlin Mint. The 50 Pfennig
and 2
Mark were only struck a single year. All coins feature the
denomination on one side and the East German arms on the other.The
coins are Uncirculated, except for the 10 Pfennig, which grades
XF.
Together the coins catalog $54, however our price is less than half of
that!
Item C-EGER-SET6 EAST
GERMANY 6 COIN SET 1 PF. - 2 MARK, XF-BU $25.00
EAST GERMANY HONORS THE
TOWN OF MEISSEN
East Germany honored the town of Meissen on this 1972
copper-nickel 5 Mark coin. One side pictures the Meissen
Cathederal and the Albrechtsburg Castle, the other side has the East
German arms. Meissen grew out of an early Slavic settlement and
was founded as a German town in 929AD. Construction of the
Cathedral was started in 1260 and it received its city rights in
1332. The first European porcelain was manufactured in Meissen in
1710 and it is still famous for its porcelain manufacturing. In
the early 1920's a number of porcelain notgeld
coins were manufactured in Meissen.
Item
N-EGER-37 EAST GERMANY 5
MARK 1972 MEISSEN KM37 VF-XF $3.00
EAST GERMANY HONORS SCHILLER
German dramatist and poet
Friedrich von Schiller is honored on this copper-nickel 1972 East
German 20 Mark coin. It is somewhat ironic that East Germany’s
despotic government would honor a writer whose works often protested
against the abuse of power. Schiller’s portrait on the obverse
and the arms of the German Democratic Republic is on the reverse of the
coin. Upon the unification of Germany the coin could be exchanged
for the equivalent of about $12 in West German currency. As might
be expected, most were redeemed and few coins were
saved.
Item
N-EGER-40 EAST GERMANY 20 MARK 1972 SCHILLER KM40
VF-XF $5.00
EAST GERMAN YOUTH FESTIVAL
COIN
East
Germany struck this copper-nickel 10 Mark coin in 1973 to commemorate
the
10th Youth Festival. The festival, held in Berlin, brought
thousands
of teenagers and young adults from all over the communist world
together
for fun, music, games and communist indoctrination. The coin,
struck
at the Berlin mint, features the logo of the games featuring five
interlocking
rings around the earth. The one side features the arms of East
Germany.
Item L-EGER-YOUTH EAST GERMANY 10 MARK YOUTH FESTIVAL,
1973 XF (KM44) $3.50
EAST
GERMANY’S IRONIC LAST COINS
The German
Democratic Republic, known as East
Germany, came to an end on October 3, 1990, when it was formerly
re-united with the Federal Republic of Germany. The 1990
commemorative 10 Mark and 20 Mark are two of the last coins issued by
East Germany. The 1990 20 Mark commemorated the opening of the
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in December 1989. The opening of the
Gate, which had restricted access between East Germany and West Berlin,
hastened the collapse of East Germany due to the huge number of people
who chose to flee their “workers paradise” in East Germany.
The 10 Mark commemorated the 100th anniversary of International Labor
Day, commonly known as May 1, or May Day. The May 1 International
Labor Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1889, thus East
Germany was commemorating what was an American celebration! Both
coins are made of a copper-nickel alloy and were struck at the Berlin
mint.
Item C-EGER-136 EAST
GERMANY 10 MARK 1990 MAY DAY KM136 BU $10.00
Item C-EGER-139 EAST
GERMANY 20 MARK 1990 BRANDENBURG GATE UNC. sold out
SCARCE
EAST GERMAN NOTES
These scarce 200 and 500 Mark East German notes are rarely seen in any
collections.
They are the highest denominations ever printed by East Germany. The
notes
were printed and dated 1985, however the East German government
collapsed
before the notes were released. The notes were put into storage in old
Nazi
bunkers. A very limited number of notes were "liberated" from the
bunker
before the German government decided to destroy all of the remaining
notes.
The 200 Mark note features a group of school children and their teacher
and
a family standing in front of an apartment complex. The 500 Mark
pictures
the East German Arms and the Staatsrat building in Berlin. These
attractive
notes catalog for $80 per set. Our price is MUCH less.
Item PM-EGER32-33 EAST GERMANY 200 & 500 MARK
NOTES,
1985 (P32-33) AU-CU $29.50
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