Strictly speaking, it is a voucher - "Gutschein" - of the local savings bank. Since it was issued shortly after the beginning of World War 1, you may also think of it as Kriegsgeld. After all, it is not personal and thus transferable. Would be interesting to know how/when those were issued. The voucher says you would get that 1 Mark as soon as the bank's silver supply allows it, or if you present vouchers worth at least 20 M. Or, any amount could be credited to your account with them ... Side note: Here is a dealer who sells one in the "Geldscheine 1. Weltkrieg" category. Christian
Thanks. There's one set on US Ebay in various denominations. They, like the one you linked to, have better paper. But I wonder how one would tell a real one from the duplicate.
@jorglueke if you are not sure about this and you are having such a Notgeld at home - get you approval froma serious dealer nearby. Or Maybe here on Cointalk is somebody who is a pro on this subject??? As Chris mentioned above the link, if you check there is a dealer named Mr. Futter, since over 30 years he is in that business. And he is a reliable and certified dealer on ma-shops. Besides, if you have some questions about that topic, I am sure he would be glad to assist or maybe he is interested in your Notgeld. In my opinion Ebay is always good for a nice catch but quite risky if you are not sure with the "stuff" … Cheers Sarah
@jorglueke if you are not sure about this and you are having such a Notgeld at home - get you approval froma serious dealer nearby. Or Maybe here on Cointalk is somebody who is a pro on this subject??? As Chris mentioned above the link, if you check there is a dealer named Mr. Futter, since over 30 years he is in that business. And he is a reliable and certified dealer on ma-shops. Besides, if you have some questions about that topic, I am sure he would be glad to assist or maybe he is interested in your Notgeld. In my opinion Ebay is always good for a nice catch but quite risky if you are not sure with the "stuff" … Cheers Sarah
Yes, it's always good advice to use a trusted dealer when in doubt. I have zero knowledge of how one would authenticate a WW1 bank "Gutschein". Or even if it's authentic do people remove the yellowing from paper? There it definitely pays to use a knowledgable dealer.
