I have this coin from Speyer, Germany. with the number 10 and date 1917 but know nothing about it. Thanks for the help Cheryl
German notgeld issued prior to the massive inflation that resulted in billion mark notes being issued. Speyer is a German city whose town council ("Kreishauptstadt") authorized the token. ID: GN-46 Country: Speyer Denomination: 10 Pfennig Ruler: Kreishauptstadt Year: 1917 Metal: zinc Weight, g: 1,66 Size, mm: 20,1 Catalog #: M-23793.2 An Austrian dealer has one for sale in worse condition than yours and is asking €6.
A bit more information: KRIEGSNOTGELD means War Emergency Money. Kreishauptstadt doesn't mean town council, but "capital of the county". Germany is (and was) divided in Länder (now Bundesländer), which are each divided in Kreise ( counties). This war emergency coin has been issued by the Kreishauptstadt (capital of the Kreis) Speyer.
This "Kreishauptstadt" is a little strange ... may be a historic term but is not used in today's Germany. We just say Kreisstadt instead - except that Speyer is a kreisfreie Stadt (city not belonging to a county) now. Christian
:thumb:Ok,:whistle: This is great, :hail:I told ya'll the history of the coins are priceless. Not only ya'll are coins collector but Historians. Thank you, :smile:whistle:This is great work . Cheryl , There is a other coin on the fourm that needs help, I have been trying to ID it, Lets help out from the great people.Cheryl
