German City of Halberstadt Twenty-Five Pfennig Notgeld
Entry/Object ID
1976.142.054
Description
German City of Halberstadt Twenty-Five Pfennig Notgeld. Accession number written on obverse in lower left 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
Banknotes
Made/Created
Date made
1914 - 1924
Time Period
20th Century
Place of Origin
City
Halberstadt
State/Province
Saxony-Anhalt
Country
Germany
Region
Central Europe
Continent
Europe
Banknote Details
Banknote Type
Notgeld
Currency
German Mark
Denomination
25 Pfennig
Issuing Authority
City of Halberstadt
Production Dates
Nov 2, 1920
Serial Number
21952
Obverse
Description
Monument of Roland
Transcription
Dieser Gutschein wird jederzeit an den städtischen Kassen eingelöst.
Ungültig 3 Monate nach Aufruf in den hiesigen Zeitungen.
Halberstadt a/Harz
den 2. November 1020
Der Magistrat
Translation
This voucher is redeemed at any time at the city's ticket offices.
Invalid 3 months after being called up in the local newspapers.
Halberstadt a/Harz
November 2, 1020
The magistrate
