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KOLN, GERMANY 50 Pfennig 1922 (Cologne)

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BERLIN, GERMANY 2 Marks 1922

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ALTENAU, GERMANY 75 Pfennig May1921

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Altenau is a small town in the Western Harz, in the German state of Lower Saxony.

The note (or coupon) was issued in May 1921 and expired in November 1921. On the left, three women called Altenauer Klatschweiber - "Old gossips from Altenau". On the right it says "Schi Heil" (skiers greeting, wishing him/her luck and success) and "Bahn frei" which means Go Ahead but also Out of the Way.

The other side is a winter scenery with two lines that sort of rhyme: "Winter Friends, Man and Woman / Come skiing in Altenau". Well, "Schneeschuh" actually means snowshoe, so Schneeschuh-Lauf would be snow shoe run. But that is not what is depicted ...

Info courtesy of Tabb on CoinPeople.com

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AHAUS, GERMANY 25 Pfennig 7Jun1921

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Ahaus is in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, near the Dutch city of Enschede. Hermann Landois studied theology but was also a scientist, and founded the zoo in Münster as well as a Cats Haters Club. That motto below the monument says something like:

A long pipe full of Oldenkott (a tobacco brand then made in Ahaus) is more than a thousand years of honor and fame. Aoltbeer (some kind of beer) in the pot, that is and stays the real thing.

Information courtesy of Tabbs on CoinPeople.com

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MUNSTER, GERMANY 2 Marks 1Aug1921 NoteA

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Jan Bockelson, tailor, born in Leyden, became Wiedertäufer king in Münster.
The preacher Rottmann defends what is taught about the anabaptism. (Information provided by Tabbs)

It appears that these notes were issued in a set or series. There are notes with designations A, B, C, D, and E. According to the World Notgeld book by Courtney Coffing some municipalities issued notes strictly for collectors. Perhaps these fall into that catagory.

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MUNSTER, GERMANY 2 Marks 1Aug1921 NoteB

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Bernt Knipperdollinck, a cloth dealer whom Jan van Leyden made an executioner.
The Wiedertäufer, full of frenzy, shout "You‘ll be sorry" and "Repent" like crazy.
(Information courtesy of Tabbs)

It appears that these notes were issued in a set or series. There are notes with designations A, B, C, D, and E. According to the World Notgeld book by Courtney Coffing some municipalities issued notes strictly for collectors. Perhaps these fall into that catagory.

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MUNSTER, GERMANY 2 Marks 1Aug1921 NoteC

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Berntken Krechting, pastor in Gildehaus, was a Wiedertäufer main matador.
Who stood up against polygamy, got a biff on the head from the Wiedertäufer.
(information courtesy of Tabbs)

It appears that these notes were issued in a set or series. There are notes with designations A, B, C, D, and E. According to the World Notgeld book by Courtney Coffing some municipalities issued notes strictly for collectors. Perhaps these fall into that catagory.

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MUNSTER, GERMANY 2 Marks 1Aug1921 NoteD

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A king ... preaches everywhere: One god, one faith, one ...
That one can make anything from a tailor ... can be seen ...
(Information courtesy of Tabbs)

It appears that these notes were issued in a set or series. There are notes with designations A, B, C, D, and E. According to the World Notgeld book by Courtney Coffing some municipalities issued notes strictly for collectors. Perhaps these fall into that catagory.

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MUNSTER, GERMANY 2 Marks 1Aug1921 NoteE

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Jan, Knipperdollinck and Krechting are caught, killed, and hang from St. Lambert's tower.
All who made a deal with Jan van Leyden were caught and massacred.
(Information courtesy of Tabbs)

It appears that these notes were issued in a set or series. There are notes with designations A, B, C, D, and E. According to the World Notgeld book by Courtney Coffing some municipalities issued notes strictly for collectors. Perhaps these fall into that catagory.

All these Münster notes refer to the "Wiedertäufer" (anabaptists) who were very influential in the city in the 16th century. Jan van Leiden was even made "King of Münster". Their rule, which was first revolutionary but then turned into a brutal regime, ended in a massacre when the bishop re-conquered the city. The cages with the dead bodies of the Wiedertäufer leaders (see the "E" notes) were put up on the tower of a church in central Münster, as a deterring measure, where they can still be seen. The cages, that is.

More about the Wiedertäufer in Münster:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münster_Rebellion
The church tower with the cages:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:KäfigeLamberti.jpg

A quick translation of what the text (which again is not standard German but similar to the language on the Ahaus note) says ...

-A-
Jan Bockelson, tailor, born in Leyden, became Wiedertäufer king in Münster.
The preacher Rottmann defends what is taught about the anabaptism.

-B-
Bernt Knipperdollinck, a cloth dealer whom Jan van Leyden made an executioner.
The Wiedertäufer, full of frenzy, shout "You‘ll be sorry" and "Repent" like crazy.

-C-
Berntken Krechting, pastor in Gildehaus, was a Wiedertäufer main matador.
Who stood up against polygamy, got a biff on the head from the Wiedertäufer.

-D-
A king ... preaches everywhere: One god, one faith, one ...
That one can make anything from a tailor ... can be seen ...
(Cannot read all, but this obviously refers to the tailor - Jan van Leiden - who became king.)

-E-
Jan, Knipperdollinck and Krechting are caught, killed, and hang from St. Lambert's tower.
All who made a deal with Jan van Leyden were caught and massacred.

Christian

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BADEN BADEN, GERMANY 20 Marks 22Oct1918

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Bad Sachsa am Südharz, Germany 10 pfennig 1Apr1921

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Bielefeld, Germany 2Apr1922 25 Marks silk

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I saw one from some small city in SW Germany once that had a "defecating donkey" on it, I wish I had purchased it, it was some political statement of some kind, but a rather unusual subject for a piece of money.

Guess those characters are a little difficult to read; the name of the place is actually Bad Sachsa (or "Bad Sachsa am Südharz"), nowadays in Lower Saxony. The note was apparently used to promote the place.

Landschaftlich ...: Scenic health resort recommended by doctors
Wintersport ...: Winter sports - longest sledge run of the Harz

The building is the "Städt(isches) Badehaus", ie. the municipal health swimming baths.

Christian

Nice one! And it seems that they have a Fountain of Youth there. After all, the text around that "pool" scene where people leave their crutches says "Ravensberger! Help! With a caring hand support the old age (ie. elderly people) in the home land."

Ravensberg was the name of that area; don't know if it still is officially used. The other side says "Stadtsparkasse Bielefeld" in green. The text in orange I cannot read, but what is funny is the reference to that record biker Guignard on the left, upper and right edge of the note. He got the world record on a Göricke bike from Bielefeld!

Christian

Might also be a reference to a Grimm Brothers fairy tale. In German that one is called "Tischlein deck dich". It is about a father who chased his three sons out of the house (long story); each son learns a trade and at the end gets something special from his master. One of them gets this donkey who "spits and shits" gold coins when you say the magic word.

That is where the word "Dukaten-Esel" (ducat donkey) comes from. Oh, and at the end of that tale the three sons and their father live happily together again.

Christian

That would be donkey I would love to own.

Nice notes Art!

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Greiffenberg, Germany 1 Mark - unissued

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