Monday, April 06, 2009

Picture Monday, April 6, 2009; Notgeld #16

I have found an interesting group of notes today. The first note is from Wyk auf Fohr. It is the first note that I am aware of that indicates that it is a "certificate" valued at 1 Mark. I think that it says it is good at "Altdeutschen Keller", the Old German Cellar. I don't know if this was a local business or something else though.


The next four notes all indicate that they are "Gutschein" or vouchers. The first two are from Nordhausen; a 50 Pfennig and a 25 Pfennig examples.





The other two examples I have are also vouchers from Gemeinde Wittgensdorf. Again I have a 50 Pfennig and 25 Pfennig example. Click here to see a different 25 Pfennig note from the Community of Wittgensdorf.





Whenever I look through my collection I always feel like a kid that can't read looking at all the books in a library wondering what is in all of the books. I know there are untold stories on each individual note and yet many times I can't unlock them. I struggle with the font used on many of them, the printing quality, and of course the language. Through time I have picked up some of the language. Most of the time I use online translators as well as online resources that for history research. But I am always stymied when I can't read the font. Sometimes I use "trial and error" or just plain guessing and I get lucky and can translate and start to get the story. Sometimes not.

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