Germany (Westphalia): 1923 gilt tombac hyperinflationary 10,000-mark notgeld token

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Germany (Westphalia): 1923 gilt tombac hyperinflationary 10,000-mark notgeld token

    PCGS MS64. Cert. #38640462.

    Numista-16928, Jaeger-20a, Funck-645.7.

    Gold-plated tombac. Diameter: 44.1 mm. Weight: 31.7 g. Mintage: 315,809.

    This notgeld token was issued during the period of economic instability in the Weimar Republic in Germany, between the World Wars. The resulting hyperinflation grew so rampant that emergency tokens like this were issued in ever larger and larger denominations- later in the hundreds of thousands of marks. Later still, there were tokens and paper currency with denominations in the millions and even billions of marks, as the currency became ever more worthless!

    Though its monetary value was destined to become meaningless not long after it was issued, this is a very handsome large token with attractive gilt surfaces.

    Ex-Halbedel Münzen und Medaillen, Germany, via MA-Shops storefront, 7 October 2019. Purchased raw.

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    lordmarcovan, Dec 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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  3. Tall Paul

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    My father told that his dad would be paid twice a day and needed a satchel to carry the bills home. Buying a pound of butter required a stack of bills.
     
    Tall Paul, Dec 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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  4. Michael K

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    I've got just the guy to take care of this inflation problem.
    Norm MacDonald: You know the more I read about this ... guy,
    the more I don't care for him.
    Had to look up tombac, that's very interesting. And the coin is a beauty.
    The 10K Mk (10,000 Marks) could be mistaken for 10K gold.
    They need to be more descriptive on the label.
     
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  5. Tall Paul

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    Not to worry, he died in 2021.
     
    Tall Paul, Dec 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Nah, it says “gilt” right on there.
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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  7. The Meat man

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    Cool! There is a 1 billion mark coin of the same design, but they sell for $$$.

    Here's my small, nearly weightless scrap of aluminum, nevertheless worth 20 times your coin! :p

    Hamburg Germany 1923 200000 mark.jpg
    HAMBURG, GERMANY
    Weimar Republic, 1918-1933
    AL Notgeld, 200,000 Mark (22.81mm, 1.00g, 12h)
    Dated August, 1923
    Obverse: FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG, Hamburg coat of arms; J below
    Reverse: 200000 MARK in two lines; NOTGELD above, ★ AUGUST 1923 ★ below
    References: Numista 18265
    An interesting piece of emergency currency, issued by the city of Hamburg during the period of hyperinflation following Germany's defeat in World War I.    ​
     
    The Meat man, Dec 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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