50 pfennig
City of Cuxhaven · Germany · 1919
Notgeld (emergency money) voucher issued by the town council of Cuxhaven in October 1919 and valid until 31 December 1921. One side shows Schloss Ritzebüttel, and the other shows the Alte Liebe harbour pier with a sailing boat, flanked by stylised fish and the town arms. Small-denomination notes like this were issued locally across Germany during the post-war coin shortage. As Notgeld it is not listed in the Pick catalogue.
- Ref
- 2579
- Country
- Germany
- Issuer
- City of Cuxhaven
- Denomination
- 50 pfennig
- Catalogue number
- –
- Date
- 1919 (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
- VF (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1