Just won these two notes on eBay... great unique acquisitions for my Dragon Collection! Was wondering if anyone had any descriptive info on them, like who they were pinted by, where and about when, etc. I'm guessing Germany (as the text is in German and they're denominated 25 pfenig) and by the style I'd guess they were printed in the early 1920's. The design has some guy on a horse fighting a dragon on what looks like a map of Denmark and nearby areas. (Any story behind that?) If anyone knows anything about these would love to hear it! Especially if you could translate some of the text on them. Notgeld 1 Notgeld 2 Edit: Can determine at least that they were printed in Suderbrarup, Germany... don't know German but am guessing the text on the left and right side of the front is saying something about Denmark or Danish people. What relation that has to the illustration I'm not sure.
These notes were printed around 1920. They depict the controversy over North Schleswig. North Schleswig is the border area between Germany and Denmark. It was populated by both Germans and Danes at the end of WWI. A plebiscite was held to determine which parts would remain with Germany and which parts would go to Denmark. There are many, many notgeld notes that were printed as propaganda for the plebiscite. Some are pro German, some are pro Dane. Most are pro German. This one is pro German. You can read more about the Schleswig problem at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleswig_Plebiscites
Great info, thanks! Suderbrarup is very close to the disputed areas, so it makes sense that this controversy would be on notgeld from there.
