Name/Title
German City of Beckum Fifty Pfennig Notgeld-1918Description
German City of Beckum Fifty Pfennig Notgeld-1918Context
Notgeld refers to money issued by an institution in a time of economic or political crisis. The issuing institution is usually one without official sanction from the central government. This occurs usually when sufficient state-produced money is not available from the central bank. Most notably, notgeld generally refers to money produced in Germany and Austria during World War I and the Interbellum. Issuing institutions could be a town's savings banks, municipality and private or state-owned firms. Nearly all issues contained an expiry date, after which time they were invalid. Issues without dates ordinarily had an expiry announced in a newspaper or at the place of issuanceCollection
BanknotesMade/Created
Date made
1918Time Period
20th CenturyPlace of Origin
City
BeckumState/Province
North Rhine-WestphaliaCountry
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeBanknote Details
Banknote Type
NotgeldCurrency
German MarkDenomination
50 PfennigIssuing Authority
City of BeckumProduction Dates
Nov 1, 1918Obverse
Transcription
Gutschein über
Fünfzig Pfennig
50 50
Beckumm 1.November
1918. Der MagistratTranslation
Coupon about
Fifty pennies
50 50
Beckum November 1st
1918. The MagistrateLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
2-5/8 inLength
3-5/8 in
