Name/Title
German Municipality of Elgersburg Twenty-Five Pfennig NotgeldEntry/Object ID
1992.005.004Description
German Municipality of Elgersburg Twenty-Five Pfennig Notgeld. Accession number written on reverse in lower right corner.Context
Notgeld is 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 issuance.Collection
BanknotesMade/Created
Date made
1914 - 1924Time Period
20th CenturyPlace of Origin
Municipality
ElgersburgState/Province
ThuringiaCountry
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeBanknote Details
Banknote Type
NotgeldCurrency
German MarkDenomination
25 PfennigIssuing Authority
Municipality of ElgersburgProduction Dates
Aug 8, 1921 - Aug 8, 1922Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
2-5/16 inLength
3-3/8 in
