Ian Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I've accumulated some fifty or so different German `notgeld' pieces, mainly as a result of their appearance in lots that i've bought, but occasionally i've deliberately bought them (especially when ridiculously cheap!). This one came with a job lot last week. It is fairly heavily corroded, but still caught my attention in that the detail remaining has left me thinking that it would have been a numismatic gem at one time and i'm now on the lookout for a better example. Some of the notgeld pieces i've seen are quite stunning, but others are....well........`functional' (as they were intended to be). From Mettmann, Westphalia, a 10 pfennig kreigsgeld coin dated 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I have a nice example of that coin and it is a very nice peice...notgeld is all over the place....sometimes very plain, sometime funny or odd, sometimes artistic....this one is the later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Here's one I think is worthy of note in terms of the work of the engraver and quality of the minting. Trier 10 pf dated 1919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Here's one I think is worthy of note in terms of the work of the engraver and quality of the minting. Trier 10 pf dated 1919 ... especially interesting for collectors of ancients as the Roman "Porta Nigra" is depicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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