Name/Title
CE 1920 50 Pfennig Notgeld Note: “A Great Lament Before Naumburg”Description
50 Pfennig Notgeld Note: “A Great Lament Before Naumburg”
Naumburg an der Saale, Germany, 1920
Paper emergency money
Issued by the city of Naumburg an der Saale in 1920, this 50 Pfennig Notgeld note belongs to the city’s Hussiten-Kirschfest series, which illustrated scenes from the local cherry-festival legend. The illustrated side shows Naumburg itself, with buildings and a central statue or monument-like figure, accompanied by the caption “Als sie nun vor Naumburg lagen, kam darein ein grosses Klagen” — “When they were camped before Naumburg, a great lament arose.” The line comes from the Naumburg Kirschfest song and refers to the distress within the city while the Hussites were camped outside. The reverse identifies the note as emergency money issued by the City of Naumburg and states its limited municipal validity. Like other Notgeld in the series, it combines practical small-change currency with civic folklore, local memory, and early Weimar visual culture.Create Date
May 26, 2026Update Date
June 19, 2026
