The ‘spa’ town (‘Bad’) Liebenstein issued a beautiful set of 3. In the catalogues, you will find the town listed under ‘Liebenstein, Bad’. The 3 notes are undated but date from 1921, with the 50pf note depicting the ‘QUELLENTEMPEL’ (‘Temple to the Spring’) – the bubbling source of the spa waters :Translation of the 50pf … Read more
Here are some lovely graphics on a 5000m note issued in Mannheim and dated ‘1 Dez 1922’.The 2 creatures on the front of the note are griffins, mythical beasts with eagles’ heads and front legs and lions’ bodies and hind legs. Just as we have armorial supporters of lion and unicorn for the royal coat of … Read more
The following, is a sample list of 150+ (187) of the different village, town, city and district authorities, organisations, clubs, groups, private companies, businesses and associations etc. etc…… that issued notgeld between 1914 and 1923. It is by no means a complete list – but just here to show some of the very interesting issuers … Read more
German Governance & Local Administrative Bodies(Smallest to Largest)Village Halls and Municipal Halls – ‘Volkshaus’. Example is from Borna. Hamlets, Villages and Small Towns – Councils – ‘Fleckenvorstand’. Example is from Neuhaus a.d.ElbeSpa (Town) Administration – ‘Kurverwaltung’. Examples are from Kampen Town & City Councils -‘Stadt Rat’ or ‘Rat der Stadt’ – Examples are from Dresden … Read more
German Finance Credit Unions ‘Vorschussverein’ – Examples are from Nieheim Private Banks & Companies (providing Banking Services) – Examples are from Bremen  and SchorndorfPeople’s Banks – ‘Volksbank’. Examples are from Koeln-Dellbrueck(People’s Bank isn’t a bad translation, as Volksbanken are more like building societies, i.e. specialising in home and associated loans alongside savings accounts.They’re generally independent … Read more
Railways – (The German State Railways) – ‘Reichsbahn’. Example is from Karlsruhe Rayon Factories – ‘Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken’ (United Rayon Manufacturers Ltd) – Example is from Oberbruch.Red Cross Groups – ‘Rotes Kreuz ortsgruppe’. Examples are from Helmstedt Residents’ Association Committees – ‘Vorstand der Kleinsiedlung‘. Examples are from Husum Restaurants – Example is from Gross-Eulau Rolling … Read more
Libraries – ‘Bibliothek’. Examples are from Braunschweig. (This set of 4 notes was actually issued by the ‘Volksbibliothek und Lesestuben’ – People’s library and Reading rooms)Linoleum Factories – ‘Linoleum-Fabrik’. This very early example is from Delmenhorst. Department for Short-term Loan Regulation (Finance Office)- ‘Abteilung fur Leihhaussachen (Finanzkollegium’(This note was actually issued by the Department for … Read more
Fakers – (includes Swindlers, Speculators and Tricksters etc- Examples are from Suederbrarup, Hamburg and Neuhaus .Front BackFestivals & Carnivals – These very rare examples are from Berncastel. The set of 6 notes above was issued by the ‘Kieler Herbstwoche für Kunst und Wissenschaft‘ – Kiel’s Autumn Festival Week for Arts and Sciences. Gymnastics … Read more
Here is a very interesting but peculiar piece – with a face value of ‘3 units’!It was issued by the Rosswein Town Council Works Office (Stadtrat Rosswein, Betriebsamt). It would buy you 3 units of either Gas, Electricity or Water! It is the only note I have come across that has this type of face-value. … Read more
Following on from the info from the basic ‘Velvet’ article, I will now go into more detail and show more velvet pieces for my GNCC members.I can now share with you, further info I have concerning the 3 oval pieces pictured already in the ‘velvet’ article (and below). As the sheet of velvet was so … Read more