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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Monday Money: Notgeld #24

Today's selection comes from Jerichow, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and is an expanded version of an earlier post. Otto von Bismarck was born in Schönhausen, Saxony-Anhalt. The first 2 specimens today picture an idyllic country scene (presumably in or around Jerichow) and Bismarck on the obverse and his birthplace on the reverse.


The reverse of both the 1 Mark (Above) and the 3 Mark (Below) contain the following quote from Bismarck: "Wenn wir zusammenhalten, werden wir den teufel aus der hölle schlagen" or "If we stick together, we will beat the devil out of hell." Interesting! Along the bottom of each reverse is the caption: Schloss Schönhausen Bismarcks geburtshaus or Schloss Schönhausen - Bismarck's Birthplace. On the left side of the castle we see printed: "Dieser gutschein wird von allen kassen des kreises Jerichow II in zahlung genommen und ist." Roughly translated as "This voucher will be taken in payment in Kreises Jerichow for all funds." The right side carries some important information regarding this issue: "Gültig bis zum 1.oktober 1922 Genthin den 1.juli 1921 der kreissausschuss" or "Valid until October 1, 1922 Genthin District Committee, 1 July 1921."




The reverse of both the 2 Mark (Above) and the 50 Mark (Below) contain the following quote from Bismarck: "Alle friedensschlüsse in dieser welt sind provisorien. Translated as : "All peace, key in this world are temporary." The reverse also has a picture of three trumpets blowing and a wall tumbling. Below the picture is the Bible verse Josua 6:20 which reads, "When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city." The obverse on each specimen contains another idyllic picture.




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Monday Money: Notgeld #23

Back to the Notgeld.

This week I bring 4 specimens of Notgeld from Rothenburg. Rothenburg is the home the Schäfertanz Museum (Shepherd's Dance Museum). You will notice that the obverse of each specimen depicts a shepherd tending his flock with Rothenburg in the background. Also, take note that the obverse of each specimen has the signature of Herr Bürgermeister Lindermann.

All 4 pieces are of the 75 Pfennig denomination.

The reverse of the above specimen depicts a shepherd and shepherdess.


The above specimen depicts the Head Shepherd in his ceremonial garb on the reverse.


Both specimens, above and below, depict scenes from the Shepherd's Dance (Schäfertanz).



You may remember seeing Rothenburg in the cinema recently. It was used in portions of the film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Rothenburg was also the inspiration for the village in the 1940 Walt Disney movie Pinocchio.

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Picture Monday, May 25, 2009: Notgeld #22

This week I take you to Tiefurt, Thuringia, Germany for an issue of Emergency Notgeld. This week I have 4 specimens; 1 - 25 Pfennig, 2 - 50 Pfennig, and 1 - 75 Pfennig examples. Each note has the profile of Duchess Anna Amalia on the obverse of each note. The reverse of each note has a famous landmark in the area. I hope you enjoy them.

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Picture Monday, May 18, 2009; Notgeld #21

This week I have Notgeld from Bad Lauterberg in Harz. I think these specimens are particularly pretty. Each one is designated "Gutschein" or "Voucher" in the lower left hand corner of the obverse of each specimen. The first four have an obverse centered on the town Coat of Arms and a relatively colorful reverse. The final note is an interesting example which has the 300 Pfennig denomination. I have not seen many of that particular amount. Who knows though. I may see more by the time I complete this endeavor in a couple of years.

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Picture Monday, May 4, 2009; Notgeld #20

This collection of Notgeld comes from Hallig Langeness-Nord Marsch.

I didn't do a lot with the notes this week. I have been busy working on other posts all weekend. I will mention though that I did find it odd that there was a 30 Pfennig note. This is the first I have seen. Who knows, maybe I'll see others as I continue through the collection.

Enjoy!

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