Drusus Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Got a GREAT new notgeld coin... 1910 Stadt Coblenz 10 Pfennig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Looks like an early version of Gene Simmons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Sorry but that was funny, I do like it though, reminds ne of some of the medevil gargoyls you see in old churches or a imp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Well, you know what that is. But thanks for the closeup picture ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Kopeiki Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Well, you know what that is. But thanks for the closeup picture ... Christian Neat coin! What's the story behind the guy on the reverse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 That is the Augenroller, a sculpture or relief in the old town of Koblenz (back then spelled with a C). His eyes constantly roll to the left and the right - hence the name - and every hour or so he sticks his tongue out. This refers to an old legend about a man who was beheaded in the 16th century. Even when facing death, he made those gestures ... There are other "Augenrollers" in Koblenz, see below. But only the one depicted above moves his eyes and his tongue. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Yeah, thanks again for the info on what it is, saves me some digging for the info, I couldnt just let it pass without knowing what the heck caused them to depict such a strange thing on a coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnemicOak Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 That's a great one. Another to add to my want list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Kopeiki Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 That is the Augenroller, a sculpture or relief in the old town of Koblenz (back then spelled with a C). His eyes constantly roll to the left and the right - hence the name - and every hour or so he sticks his tongue out. This refers to an old legend about a man who was beheaded in the 16th century. Even when facing death, he made those gestures ... There are other "Augenrollers" in Koblenz, see below. But only the one depicted above moves his eyes and his tongue. Christian Thanks, Tabbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 And I have one, but mine seems to be made from iron. Yours is Cu-Ni? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Its iron...photo color is off...had a bit of difficulty getting the detail I wanted so I brightened it a bit. I need to reshoot it befor eI post it on my site...the color look more like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 okay, I corrected the color...its closer to how it looks in hand now sorry, just got a new camera and I am still diddling with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 2-3 years ago I've discovered the beauty of German notmunzen, all of them are from a bitter period of a great people, and in despite of the low value most of them have great designs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I agree...many are, in my humble opinion, true works of art...to me its one of the most interesting areas of numismatic history...right behind Roman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny 1989 Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Its iron...photo color is off...had a bit of difficulty getting the detail I wanted so I brightened it a bit. I need to reshoot it befor eI post it on my site...the color look more like this: I just got one of those off of Ebay, not in as good condition as yours but it'll be interesting to compare different grades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 It my favorite notgeld coin I have ever seen...the protrait is simply outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so and so Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 what does notgeld mean? It wasn't minted and circulated? And are these all German? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Notgeld means 'emergency money' and there are many countries that had notgeld, by far the most are from Germany and Austria because of WWI an II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so and so Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Is the idea that they used other metals to produce them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 by far the most are from Germany and Austria because of WWI an II. France and Romania are other countries with thousands tokens issued to compensate the lack of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Is the idea that they used other metals to produce them? usualy...that or paper and sometimes other materials other than paper like cloth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Notgeld means 'emergency money' and there are many countries that had notgeld, by far the most are from Germany and Austria because of WWI an II. In 20c Germany, notgeld was used between WW1 and 1923, first because of the lack of change, then because of the hyperinflation. The situation at the end of WW2 was quite different, and notgeld was not really used then. (Unless you count cigarettes and agricultural produce as not"geld".) Italy also used tokens that can be considered notgeld, even in the 1970s ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saankarite Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 These are very interesting. Is there a Notgeld catalog, something similar with the Krause coin catalog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Recieved these 2 in the mail this morning rather happy with them 1917 Hagan 50pf 1919 Manmheim 10pf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 There are several different catalogs but the cheapest would be World Notgeld 1914-1947 (and other local issue emergency money) by Courtney L. Coffing. Though it doesnt have a lot of info...it is more like a checklist of notgeld from each country city, town, etc...it has a 13,000 entries. few others would be: EMERGENCY COINS OF GERMANY by R. Upton - catalog of German Notgeld coins (1915-1923) CATALOG OF GERMAN WAR TOKENS. by Robert Lamb DEUTSCHES NOTGELD - SERIENSCHEINE BAND 1 & 2 - 2nd Edition. - - Hans Grabowski, Manfred Mehl - (in German) 896 pages, 1479 catalog numbers with subnumbers and/or letters - more than 4400 color illustration, pricing. HAMBURGER PAPIERGELD 1800 - 1950 - Lindman-Stolzenberg-Kirstein- Hardcover-216 Pages, Color Illustrations of Rare Seldom Seen Notes - Coverage from the French Revolution to 1950. There are quite a few but many are in german Christian, I figured since they have listings of notgeld up to at least 1947, that would include WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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