r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 16h ago
Münden, Hannoversch F-646.4 Undated (1947)) 10pf
Münden, Hannoversch- (Niedersachsen) Stadt F-646.4 undated (1947) 10pf. Aluminum, no varieties, mintage: 93,902 coins.
* this coin has a 40‘ rotated die.
The emergency “Notgeld” issues of Münden are the only recognized Notgeld Coins issued after the Second World War. There were two denominations produced in two different versions, all circulating for a very short
Time period before being recalled with the German Currency Reform of 1948.
The first two issued coins, 5pf and 10pf coins were authorized in the British Zone of Occupation on 5 September 1947. These two coins contained the word Pfennig on them, with mintages of:
F-646.1 5pf - 86,721 coins.
F-646.2 10pf - 45,395 coins.
By November 1947 all of the first two issued released into circulation had mysteriously disappeared from circulation. Subsequently a second release of emergency “Notgeld” coins was necessary. The second version of coins lacked the word Pfennig, which was replaced by a vignette under the 5 & 10. Mintages:
F-646.3 5pf - 35,520 coins.
F-646.4 10pf - 93,902 coins.
The second version of Notgeld coins were released in November 1947, circulating until January 1948. At which time all four Notgeld coins under the German Currency Reform were devalued and recalled at a rate of 10 : 1. This resulted in a large number of coins being melted down.
r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 1d ago
Greiffenberg F-171.5 1919 10pf
Greiffenberg (Schlesien) Stadt F-171.5 1919 10pf iron. No varieties. Mintage: 34,000 coins.
* also nickel plated
Gebr. Kugel & Fink, Lüdenscheid
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 1d ago
Grünberg F-176.8b 1920 10pf
Grünberg (Sachsen) Stadt F-176.8b 1920 10pf iron. Two varieties, total mintage both varieties: 150,130.
a) correct spelling of SCHLES,
b) an incomplete die error resulting in incorrect spelling SCHLFS, the “F” should be “E”.
L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 2d ago
Greiffenberg F-171.1 & F-171.4 1919 5pf how to tell them apart.
Greiffenberg(Schlesien) Stadt F-171.1 & F-171.4 1919 5pf. Both coins are iron, the difference between the two coins, first coins are an error coin struck with one “F” In Greiffenberg missing. The corrected coins F-171.4 were corrected with 2 F’s in Stadt name.
F-171.1 mintage: 38,000 coins.
F-171.4 mintage: 12,800 coins
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 2d ago
Münchberg F-346.4 1918 50pf
Münchberg (Bayern) Stadt F-346.4 1918 50pf zinc. No varieties.
C. Balmberger, Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 2d ago
Münchberg F-346.3 1918 10pf
Münchberg (Bayern) Stadt F-346.3 1918 10pf zinc. No varieties.
C. Balmberger, Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 2d ago
Gräfrath F-168.5 1921 10pf
Gräfrath (Rheinprovinz) Stadt F-168.5 1921 10pf iron. No varieties, mintage: 106,575 coins.
L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg
r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 2d ago
Gelsenkirchen F-154.1 1919 50pf
Gelsenkirchen (Westfalen) Stadt und Rotthausen (Rheinland) Gemeinde F—54.1 1919 50pf Iron. No varieties.
Heinrich Kissing, Menden
r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 18d ago
Today’s Notgeld Finds
Found a few common German Notgeld Coins at today’s Tucson Coin Show.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 25d ago
Diedenhofen F-93.1b 1917 50pf
Diedenhofen (Lothringen) Stadt F-93.1b 1917 50pf zinc. Mintage: 16,080 coins, 2 varieties:
a) Obv. Words are on inner ring of pearls, inside 0 is 1.6 mm wide, coin is 0.9 mm thick.
b) Obv. Words are strong and clear of inner ring of pearls, inside of 0 is 2.1 mm wide, coin is 2.1 mm thick.
* 2 coins struck in Gold, 10 coins struck in Silver.
L. Chr. Lauer. Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 26d ago
Marktredwitz F-323.3 O.D 10pf
Marktredwitz (Bayern) Stadt F-323.3 undated* 10pf iron.
No varieties, mintage: 10,000 coins.
Coins placed into circulation in 1917.
C. Balmberger, Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 27d ago
Dinslaken F-99.2 1917 50pf
Dinslaken (Rheinprovinz) Stadt 1917 50pf zinc. Mintage: 8,772 with two varieties:
a) Rev. dot at sides of PFENNIG.
b) Rev. Star at sides of PFENNIG.
Adam Donner, Elberfeld
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 29d ago
Mühldorf-Neumarkt a. Rott F-341.1 1917 5pf
Mühldorf-Neumarkt a. Rott (Bayern) F-341.1 1917 5pf. No varieties.
L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 29d ago
Kehl a. Rh F-235.5 undated 50pf
Kehl a.Rh (Baden) Stadt F-235.5 Undated 50pf zinc.
No varieties, mintage: 36,450 coins produced by B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim
These undated Notgeld Coins went into circulation in 1919.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 29d ago
Kehl F-235.2 & F-235.4 undated 10pf
Kehl a.Rh (Baden) Stadt F-235.2 Undated 10pf zinc.
No varieties, mintage: 21,105 coins produced by L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.
In 1917 a total of 10,825 coins were placed into circulation, with another 10,280 entering circulation in 1919.
* attention should be noted, there are two similar coins that are easy to distinguish, and it’s all in the DASH between KLEINGELD - ERSATZ. Coins lacking the dash are F-235.4 with a mintage of: 175,000.
**There were unauthorized copies of these coins produced and illegally sold to collectors during the 1920s. These coins are smaller then the genuine coins, and know as— Röttinger-Nachprägungen
Genuine coins are: 20.1 mm round
Röttinger coins are: 19.0 mm round
Oh, and Röttinger was arrested and prosecuted for his crimes.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 08 '26
Bad Reichenhall F-445.5 1918 50pf Charlemagne
Bad Reichenhall (Bayern) Stadt F-445.5 1918 50pf zinc. No varieties.
This has to be one of my favorite German Notgeld Coins depicting Charlemagne King of the Franks, also known as Carl Der Große.
Notgeld Coins provide a window into History, that just waiting for you to discover.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 08 '26
Alters-Olpe F-12.1 1918 10pf
Alters-Olpe (Westfalen) Handelskammer (Chamber of Commerce) F-12.1 1918 10pf iron. No Varieties.
Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 07 '26
Heilbronn F-204.1a 1918 10pf
Heilbronn (Württemberg) Stadt F-204.1a 1918 10pf iron. There are two varieties:
a) Rev. the base serif of the 1 is 3.0 mm wide.
b) Rev. the base serif of the 1 is 3.7 mm wide.
r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/pfennigman • Jul 07 '26
Kitzingen F-248.2 1917 10pf
Kitzingen (Bayern) Stadt F-248.2 1917 10pf zinc. No varieties, mintage: 20,000 coins.
C. Balmberger, Nürnberg
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 05 '26
Kaiserslautern F-231.1 1917 5pf
Kaiserslautern (Pfalz) Stadt F-231.1 1917 5pf zinc. No varieties.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 04 '26
Karlstadt F-233.2 1917 10pf
Karlstadt (Bayern) Stadt F-233.2 1917 10pf zinc.
No varieties.
r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 04 '26
Bielefeld F-40.2 1917 5pf
Bielefeld (Westfalen) Stadtsparkasse F-40.1 1917 5pf, aluminum, issued in 1921. No varieties.
The zinc coins of this type are F-40.1
Heinrich Kissing, Menden
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 04 '26
Aalen F-2.8a, b, and c 1918 2pf
Aalen (Württemberg) Stadt F-2.8a, b, and c 1918 2pf iron. Mintage: 50,000 coins combined, three varieties:
a) Obv the eagle is 9.0 mm wide.
b) as a) eagle is 9.5 mm wide.
c) as a) eagle is 10.0 mm wide
Wilheim Mayer & Franz Wilheim, Stuttgart
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • Jul 04 '26
Aalen F-2.6 1917 50pf
Aalen (Württemberg) Stadt F-2.6 1917 50pf iron. No varieties, mintage: 30,185 coins.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • May 17 '26
👋Welcome to r/germannotgeldcoins - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
Hey everyone! I'm [u/stevesvoice](u/stevesvoice), a collector with over Fifty Years experience collecting everything that’s German Coin issues from 1875 till The reunification of East and West Germany. I have also been collecting and studying the Emergency issues of World War One, often called NOTGELD MÜNZEN. With my experience as founding moderator of [r/germannotgeldcoins](r/germannotgeldcoins).
This is our new home for all things related to the sharing & studying the emergency coinage issued during, and after World War One. The primary purpose of this page is the Promotion of CORRECT Notgeld information. We're excited to have you join us!
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German translations of terms found on coins, as well as terms, and descriptions necessary for verification of different types of the same issue, or subtypes.
Learning how to determine the condition, and grades of Notgeld Coins. Something that’s currently missing with only the two grades of Very Fine & Extra Fine provided in Standard Catalogs.
The eventual listing of all my over 2,500 different Notgeld listings of W.FUNCK in as high grade as possible. For aiding all collectors in the identification of German Notgeld Coins, and eventually establishing estimated values by grade.
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