Got some new Notgeld coins

Here are three Notgeld coins I just got in the mail...

 

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never seen that top coin...really nice...

I am thinking of trying to put together a database of notgeld with good clear photos and scans of the coins and bills. Would you be interested in allowing me to use some of yours? with credit where credit is due of course...

 

Of course. Use anything you like. I've been posting scans to a gallery on my web server for now, but have tons more notes to add.
http://www.brianeberling.com/notgeld for some reason it seems to go down for a bit every afternoon & I'm tracking the problem down, but most of the time it's up. Use anything you want.

 

That first coin has me all interested. Good theme given the circumstances. Thanks for sharing.

 

The Menden coin is the one that caught my eye. The three coins were a lot.

 

I was browsing through your notgeld section...saw that you have some I dont have..

On my site I usually just post my own coins but with notgeld, I wanted to endevour to make a more comprehensive visual index of notgeld and I just wont be able to do that with just what I have. I am going to get it started with mine...then maybe add yours...then maybe put a call out for more...thanks for the permission...I will keep you posted...it may take a bit...lots to post...

 

Thanks for posting, I always thought that notgeld was only paper money.
Ya learn something every day.

 

Brian,those are very nice Notgeld & Kriegsgeld (War Money) token-coins,especially that 50 Pfennig with the dinosaur fossil on the obverse.Is it aluminium that it is struck from?

Aidan.

 

Yes, that one is aluminum

 

Thanks for that,Brian.

Aidan.

 

it was made from all kinds of material...more paper than anything but they made coins out of iron, porcelain, aluminum...and some bills out of leather, cloth...in fact brian just posted one a bit ago made out of silk...his is in nicer shape than the silk one I have...Some are just encased postage stamps...



Porcelain


Iron


Bronze (gilt)

 

Here's the silk one I picked up (ebay photo)...

 

Brian,I didn't even know there was any Notgeld banknotes that were made out of silk.

Have you found any Notgeld banknotes depicting the Devil or the Passion Play at Oberammergau?

Aidan.

 

I have several that depict the devil...

 

Nope, don't have any of those...yet.

Notgeld coins were done in aluminum, iron, zinc, bronze & porcelain (probably more mediums)

Notgeld notes were done in paper, linen, silk & felt (probably others too)

I don't know if they did any pressed paper 'coins' or not, but I wouldn't be surprised. I know it was a popular medium for pins & tokens during the third reich era.

 

The animal, or rather skeleton, on the notgeld coin from Menden is a Höhlenbär (cave bear). Several of those skeletons were found in that area. Nice piece ...

Christian

 

Christian,that's very interesting to know.

Here's an article about Menden; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menden .

Aidan.

 

I am waiting for this one to arrive...interesting theme....

 

Not quite sure, but I think the guy on the coin is the "Augenroller". http://www.belocal.de/images/2984,1,3,238,0,true,true,0.jpg

That is a sculpture or relief in the old town of Koblenz (back then spelled with a C). His eyes constantly roll to the left and the right - hence the name - and every hour or so he sticks his tongue out. This refers to an old legend about a man who was beheaded in the 16th century. Even when facing death, he made those gestures ...

Christian

 

Nice one Drusus

There are so many interesting Notgeld coins out there.