GERMAN COINS & CURRENCY
GERMAN NOTGELD COINS, PAPER AND PORCELAIN
Notgeld means “emergency money” in German, and generally refers to
an extensive series of locally issued coins and currency produced
during and following World War I. Notgeld was issued in
paper, metal and even porcelain and other materials. Below is
a selection of this fascinating but little known collectible.
METAL
GERMAN NOTGELD COINS

Notgeld coins were
struck for over 600 communities and companies in Germany between
1916 and 1922, though many are not dated. Most are in
denominated from 5 to 50 Pfennig. Typically the city arms or
landmark is on one side and the denomination is on the other.
They were usually struck zinc or iron, both of which corrode
easily, so the coins often are spotted or rusted.
Item DE-METNOTx1 1 GERMAN METAL NOTGELD COIN,
F-VF-spots $3.00
Item DE-METNOTx10 10 DIFFERENT METAL NOTGELD
COINS F-VF-spots out
SMALL COLORFUL
GERMAN NOTGELD NOTES 

These small paper Notgeld
notes were initially issued by towns during World War I to provide
for small change. Most were denominated 1 Mark or less and are
usually less than 4 inches (90mm) long. By 1921 most notes
were being made to sell to collectors and the designs became
increasingly colorful. The issues ceased after 1922 with the
collapse of the German economy. The colorful notes are a fun
and popular collectible. They have a wide variety of themes,
including fairy tales, local history, monuments, and political
satire. They will make an interesting addition to your
collection.
Item PM-DE-NOTx1 1 GERMAN NOTGELD NOTE
AU-UNC. $1.00
Item PM-DE-NOTx25 25 DIFFERENT GERMAN NOTGELD
NOTES, VF-UNC. $19.50
Item PM-DE-NOTx50 50 DIFFERENT GERMAN NOTGELD
NOTES, VF-UNC. $39.50
Item PM-DE-NOTx100 100 DIFFERENT GERMAN NOTGELD
NOTES, VF-UNC. $79.95
UNUSUAL GERMAN PORCELAIN NOTGELD COINS
During the collapse of the German
economy following World War I, some towns and even a few companies
issued notgeld coins made from porcelain. One of the first
porcelain coins was a 50 Pfennig from the city of
Gotha dated 1920. It was manufactured by the
local F. Pfeffer Porcelain Works utilizing an unusual clay
containing mainly quartz, kaolin and feldspar, resulting in
blue-gray colored coin that were called “quartz coins” in the area.
The coins were fragile and chipped easily. The coin pictures
a bishop, which appears on the town’s arms. About the same time the
famed Meissen porcelain works began producing porcelain coins for a
number of towns. They were usually made from red or white
porcelain and were stronger and better made than the Gotha
issue. The Meissen issues carry the crossed swords "hallmark"
as a mintmark. We offer a selection of these issues from
various towns dated 1921 or 1922 with denominations from 10 Pfennig
to 5 Marks. The exact coins sent will depend on what we have
in stock. We also have an unusual corporate porcelain coin issued
by Friedrich Wolff, who was a Jewish typewriter merchant in
Dresden. The head of a wolf is featured on the 27mm brown
porcelain 20 Pfennig coin. The undated coin carries the
Meissen hallmark and was probably produced in 1921 or 1922, when a
typewriter was the ultimate in office technology.
Item DE-GOTHAPORC GOTHA 50 PFENNIG PORCELAIN
COIN 1920, AU-UNC. edge chips $15.00
Item DE-WOLFFPORC FRIEDRICH WOLFF, DRESDEN 20
PFENNIG PORCELAIN COIN AU-UNC. $15.00
Item DE-PORC GERMAN PORCELAIN COIN, Joel's
choice, AU-UNC. $13.50
Item DE-PORCx3 3 DIFFERENT GERMAN PORCELAIN
COINS, Joel's choice, AU-UNC. $39.95
Item DE-PORCx6 6 DIFFERENT GERMAN PORCELAIN
COINS, Joel's choice, AU-UNC. $79.95
BANKNOTE FROM THE CITY OF GOTHA
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Because of the severe inflation
that followed World War I, prices were rising faster than the
German government could print money. Many towns and companies
resorted to printing their own currency. This 100 Mark note
was issued by the City of Gotha, Germany. It is dated
September 30, 1922. It is a simple, uniface note that
pictures a bishop from the town’s arms.
Item PM-GOTHA GOTHA, GERMANY 100 MARK NOTE,
1922 VF $2.00
HIGH
DENOMINATION GERMAN NOTGELD NOTES
By late 1922, inflation was racing out of control in Germany.
The German government could not print money fast enough to keep up
with the ever soaring prices. Companies started printing
their own money in order to pay workers. Municipalities also
issued their own currency to provide cash for the local
economy. All of this only helped make inflation worse by
increasing the money supply. We offer a sets of these
inflation notgeld notes, ranging in value from 100,000 Marks to
billions (milliarden) of Marks, dated 1922 or 1923. They are
full-sized notes and grade Fine to XF.
Item PM-DE-INFLx1 1 GERMAN INFLATION NOTGELD
NOTE F-XF $4.00
Item PM-DE-INFLx10 10 DIFFERENT GERMAN
INFLATION NOTGELD NOTE F-XF $39.50
HISTORIC GERMAN INFLATION BANKNOTE NOTE SET
Following World War I, Germany experienced massive inflation
triggered by a huge increase in the nation's money supply. Soon an
inflationary mentality set in. Merchants would raise prices
automatically. People would hoard goods, figuring the price would
go up, thus causing shortages. Prices doubled every few days.
This seven note set includes the 1 Million, 2 Million, 5 Million,
10 Million, 20 Million, 50 Million and 100 Million Mark notes
issued by the German Reichsbank and dated between August 9 and
September 1, 1923. In order to issue the notes quickly, they
were printed on only one side. The massive inflation wiped
out most of the middle class and helped usher in Hitler’s rise to
power. It is an historic set which vividly illustrates what
happens when the government issues too much money. The notes
grade Very Fine to Uncirculated.
Item PM-DE-SET7
7 GERMAN NOTES 1 MILLION – 100 MILLION MARK VF-UNC.
$29.95
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Hyperinflation
NAZI GERMANY 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. It is 25mm in diameter and contains
.1607 troy ounces of silver. . Nazi Germany used three different
designs on their regular issue 5 Reichsmark coins. The first
pictured the Potsdam Military Church, also called the Potsdam
Garrison Church, on one side and an eagle and two small swastikas
on the other. It was struck only from 1934 to 1935. The Church was
built by Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I between 1730 and
1735. Adolf Hitler was sworn in a Chancellor of Germany by
Paul von Hindenburg at the Church in 1933. It burned down in
the fires caused by the Allied bombing in 1945. 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.
The silver 5 Reichsmark coins are each 29mm in diameter and
contains .4016 troy ounces of silver.. Because of the war, no Nazi
silver coins were struck after 1939. Coins grade Very Fine.
Item DE-93 2
REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 VF (KM93)
$12.50
Item DE-83 5
REICHSMARK MILITARY CHURCH 1934-35 (KM83) $24.50
Item DE-86 5
REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/EAGLE 1935-36 (KM86) $24.50
Item DE-94 5
REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 (KM94) $27.50
Item DE-SSET
SET OF ABOVE 4 NAZI GERMAN SILVER COINS $85.00
NAZI GERMANY WHOLESALE LOTS
Item DE-93x5
5 x NAZI 2 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 VF
(KM93) $49.95
Item DE-93x10
10 x NAZI 2 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 VF
(KM93) $95.00
Item DE-94x5
5 x NAZI 5 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39
(KM94) $124.50
NAZI GERMAN 8 COIN
SET
This set consists of the eight 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 1939 an aluminum 50 Reichspfennig was
introduced, which was produced until 1944. 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
DE-NAZI8NAZI GERMAN 8 COIN SET 1- 50
REICHSPFENNIG out
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EAST GERMAN COIN FEATURES AIR POLLUTION
The
communist government of East Germany (German Democratic Republic,
or DDR) considered pollution to be good! It symbolized
industrialization, progress and productivity. Thus when East
Germany issued its first 50 Pfennig coin in 1950 the design
featured a factory belching out smoke. An old plow sits in the
foreground. The date and denomination are on the obverse. The
aluminum-bronze coin was struck in Berlin and catalogs $10 in Very
Fine condition. Our price is much less for this interesting
coin.
Item EGER-4
EAST GERMANY 50 PFENNIG 1950 KM4 VF $4.50
EAST GERMAN COIN SET &
ROLL 
This 7 coin East German (German Democratic Republic or DDR)
set includes the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 Pfennig 1 and 2 Mark in
Uncirculated condition. The coins feature the denomination on
one side and the East German arms on arms on the other. The
20 Pfennig is brass, the others are aluminum. The coins date
from 1973 to 1989. We also have some original rolls of East
German 1 Pfennig coins in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
Each roll contains 50 BU coins. Because of the way they are
packaged, I cannot see the date, however they probably date between
1968 and 1988. They catalog $100 per roll, however our price
is MUCH less.
Item EGER-SET7
EAST GERMANY 7 COIN SET 1 PFENNIG - 2 MARK, UNC.
$35.00
Item EGER-1PFx50
EAST GERMANY ROLL 50 x 1 PFENNIG KM8 BU $19.95
Item EGER-1PF
ONE EAST GERMANY 1 PFENNIG FROM ABOVE ROLL, KM8 BU
$1.50
Also see:
GERMAN 2 EURO
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
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