50 pfennig, Saxon Princes’ Robbery: Altenburg Castle
City of Altenburg · Germany · 1921
A 1921 Notgeld note issued by the town of Altenburg in Thuringia. The front shows the town gate and tower with the civic emblems of an open hand and a rose, and the reverse shows a bird's-eye view of Schloss Altenburg, scene of the 1455 Saxon Prinzenraub, when the young princes Ernst and Albrecht were abducted. It is part of a colourful series designed by 'Pix' and printed by J. A. Schwarz of Lindenberg im Allgäu; such notes are not listed in the Pick catalogue.
- Ref
- 2580
- Country
- Germany
- Issuer
- City of Altenburg
- Denomination
- 50 pfennig, Saxon Princes’ Robbery: Altenburg Castle
- Catalogue number
- –
- Date
- 1921 (printed on the note)
- Estimated value
- £0.65 to £1.48 · price guide: Numista prices for German series Notgeld of 1920–21 (typically $0.87–2)
- Grade
- UNC (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1