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Welcome to TG-M’s notgeld site and the interesting and fascinating world of notgeld!

The world’s No.1 specialist online resource for paper notgeld (emergency money) collectors and researchers

Notgeld Shop

You don’t need to be a member of my German Notgeld Collectors Club to purchase items from my notgeld shop. I am always adding new…

GNCC

I am always trying to attract new collectors to the very interesting and very colourful (both in design and subject matter) world of German notgeld….

My Books

If you have any questions about which books may be best for you and your collections, please email me before purchasing any of my notgeld…

(GERMAN NOTGELD COLLECTORS CLUB) : 397 members – latest is Alexander B. from the USA.

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2025!

*** Stephen D (USA) – please get in contact with me. ***

Notgeld of the month – This is a set of 10 x 50pf pieces from Oldisleben, that can be placed next to each other to provide the completed wordings. The reverse sides tell the story of Thomas Muencer.

This very friendly site, is an ‘ever- growing’ and very specialized knowledge base for the NOTGELD (emergency money) collector, researcher and historian. Please join my ‘GNCC’ and get full access to all the wonderful and interesting information held on this site, along with fantastic translations of verses that bring notes to life!!

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GOOD NEWS!! – I NOW HAVE 10 NOTGELD PUBLICATIONS & THEY ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE!! ANY OF THEM WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL PRESENT FOR THE GERMAN NOTGELD AND EMERGENCY MONEY COLLECTOR!! Please see the ‘My Books‘ section above. (MY ‘ELUSIVE GEMS‘ BOOK CATALOGUES AND SHOWS PICTURES OF OVER 100 VERY, VERY RARE SERIENSCHEINE NOTES INDEED……. SO, IN MY OPINION, THERE IS NO NEED TO KEEP PURCHASING THE EXPENSIVE UPDATED GRABOWSKI/MEHL CATALOGUES. I THINK THEY ARE ISSUING THEIR 3rd PAIR OF BOOKS NOW….)

***** Please get in touch with me if you are one of my GNCC members and have either not yet logged in on this updated website software……. OR you have changed your email address – thanks in advance! ! I *****

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If you are not a member of my GNCC, you are really missing out on so much info. held within this notgeld website! (All articles on the drop-downs from the main yellow menu bar, that have an ‘*’ are only available to GNCC members). Articles with stars are special feature ones.

Did you know, most notgeld pieces can be bought for 1 euro each!
I have literally thousands to sell – so please do get in touch.

Join this very, very specialised collecting arena and get full access and additional benefits, if you are really passionate about notgeld!!

Velvet

Beautiful velvet notgeld pieces, known as ‘stoffgeld’ (money made from material), issued by the ‘Bielefeld Stadtsparkasse’ (The Town Savings Bank of Bielefeld.

Round

Highly collectable and ‘uncommon’ round pieces from Goerlitz, issued by the ‘Goerlitzer Nachrichten und Anzeiger.’ (Goerlitz Gazette – a local newspaper with news and adverts)

Spielkarton

Early hand-written small sized pieces made from playing cards. These pieces are extremely rare and highly collected! Very limited numbers were produced.


Notgeld News


TG-M (Jan 2025)

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year and a joyous and happy Christmas. It’s one of the best things in the world to be around your family and loved…

TG-M (DEC 2024)

Several of my notgeld articles have been receiving quite a bit of interest it appears (from viewing / visitor stats). I have been adding information and scans into the ‘windmills‘,…

TG-M (NOV 2024)

It is with great sadness that I write here about the untimely passing of Dieter Pitt. Most notgeld collectors will know his name as he was considered an expert of…


*Luther

Here is my list of serienscheine notgeld that feature Martin Luther (if you are aware of any not mentioned here, please let me know: Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)Brehna – all of the 12 x 50pf notes (The fronts are all the same and the reverse side pictures are the same but have different writings). … Read more

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*Muster / specimen

What is a ‘Muster’ or ‘Probedruck’ notgeld piece?Just because a note is missing it’s serial number, does not make it a true specimen piece! Most of the ‘specimen’ pieces on the market are just missing a serial number – which could happen when the notes went through the numerator machine and were stuck together! I … Read more

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