Here's a section that will be right up Antidote's street.It is about the coins & banknotes(including State Notgeld) that have been issued by the various German States right up to the 1954/55 issue from the Saarland. Aidan
My new favorites are the coins/medals that were issued in 1923 or so – the huge Stein coins (with the horse on the back) and the porcelain coins from Sachen. These did not circulate I think, so I am not sure if they qualify as notgeld coins, although they are from that era.
German banknotes (euros) I may have to move this posting but, can anyone tll me why it is so hard to find three consusetively numbered GERMAN 20 euro banknotes? I am told even the German banks are having trouble getting these. When I say consecutively numbered, I know they jump I think it is by 9s but that is OK as long as the thre are consecutive.
Here in Germany, the banknotes tend to be in great shape. The only real ratty looking ones I see are from elsewhere. But, I have not gotten new notes (strictly new) from the bank machines in a while. I try to keep some new ones if they come out of the machine, but I have not gotten brand new 20s in over a year or two. I did notice that the new treasurer signature is out now, but I have not gotten brand new notes only lightly circlated ones.
Have not seen any with Trichet's signature yet - well, only in pictures. By the way, his official title is President (of the ECB) ... And as Richard wrote, the last digit of the serial number is used for checksum purposes only. I have had two consecutive notes before (printed in Spain AFAIR) but not three, I think. Christian
If that is the case there are two things to keep in mind. First, if you ignore the last digit, which is mathematically computed by a complicated algorithm and inherently non-consecutive, you will find more consecutive serial numbers on new notes. Second, the nature of check digit computation is such that a small percentage of numbers don't compute, and can't be used. It's been a number of years since I was actively aware of account numbers, but as I recall a box of 10,000 forms usually had a spread of 10,300-10,500 between the first and last serial number.
Please,could you please post some information on the coins & banknotes of the various German States? Aidan.
Hi Aidan, what kind of information do you need? There were enough German States, coins and banknotes to fill a complete forum.
Forget about banknotes, just the pre-Empire German coins take up 422 pages in the 17th Century, 360 pages in the 18th Century, 132 pages in the 19th Century, and 16 pages in the 20/21st Century Krause volumes.
I think it would a be wonderful idea to get ALL of Krause available on-line and keep it updated as the new editions come out. Does that mean you're volunteering to compile all the information ?
I spent hours and hours on the Internet seeking for it! Finally, saved the money and bought the book Btw, any electronic version will be great! In CDs maybe...?
Just about two years ago I suggested to Krause that they publish a searchable CD. The reply: Nothing further has developed, unfortunately.
