Monday Money: Notgeld #25, Weener

The specimens selected for today are from Weener. Weener is a town in the district of Leer, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated along the river Ems near the Netherlands.

I have 4 denominations:
The obverse of each indicates the denomination and pictures a man and a woman in traditional costume. The top of each note says "Rheiderländische Volkstracht" or Rheiderland Folk Costumes. The inscriptions below the seal and on the bottom of each obverse I can't quite make out. These notes were printed by Selmar Bayer in Berlin. Apparently he was a celebrated poster and post card printer at that time. I could not find any information on him, however I did find quite a few examples of his posters, postcards, etc.

25 Pfennig

Reverse: Weener on the Ems
Notice the windmill in the picture, an influence from the Netherlands.

75 Pfennig

Reverse: Picture of Old Weener

1 Mark 50 Pfennig

Reverse: Old Stone House in Bunderhee
Added Plus: Click here to view a current picture of the old stone house on Panoramio. It looks amazingly similar to the one on the note.

3 Mark

Reverse: Weener on the Ems
Pictures an elevated train crashing into the river and a date of July 1916. I could not find any information related to this picture.

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