German Municipality of Bad Godesberg Fifty Pfennig Notgeld-1920

Banknote

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Name/Title

German Municipality of Bad Godesberg Fifty Pfennig Notgeld-1920

Description

German Municipality of Bad Godesberg Fifty Pfennig Notgeld-1920

Context

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 issuance.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1920

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

City

Bad Godesberg

State/Province

North Rhine-Westphalia

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Notgeld

Currency

German Mark

Denomination

50 Pfennig

Issuing Authority

Municipality of Bad Godesberg

Production Dates

Oct 25, 1920

Serial Number

160760

Obverse

Description

Lettering in decorative boarder.

Transcription

BAD GODESBERG a Rhein Gutschein über 50 PFENNIG Dieser Gutschein wird von den Kassen der Gemeinde in Zahlung ge= nommen Er verlfert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufkündigung in den GodesbergerZeltungen.Dle Gemelnde haftet für die Einlósung. Der Bürgermeister Au Godesberg, 25.0ktober 1920.

Translation

BAD GODESBERG a Rhein Voucher for 50 PFENNIG This voucher will be accepted in payment by the municipality's coffers. It will expire one month after cancellation in the GodesbergerZeltungen. The Mayor Au Godesberg, October 25, 1920.

Reverse

Description

Girl in decorative wreath.

Transcription

WISST JHR, WER DIE WIRTIN WAR, SCHWARZ DIE AUGEN, SCHWARZ DAS HAAR? AENNCHEN WAR'S, DIE FEINE. WISST JHR , WO DIE LINDE STAND , JEDEM BURSCHEN WOHLBEKANNT? ZU GODESBERG AM RHEINE

Translation

DO YOU KNOW WHO THE LANDLADY WAS, BLACK EYES, BLACK HAIR? IT WAS AENNCHEN, THE FINE. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE LIME TREES WELL KNOWN TO EVERY BOY? TO GODESBERG AM RHEINE

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Tessellated hexagons

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-7/8 in

Length

3-5/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper

Web Links and URLs

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note205485.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notgeld