50 pfennig
City of Eisenach · Germany · 1921
Notgeld (emergency money) issued by the city of Eisenach to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther's arrival at the Wartburg on 4 May 1521. The front shows the town arms with a haloed saint between views of the Wartburg and Eisenach, and the back shows Luther as 'Junker Jörg' translating the New Testament, with the hymn line 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'.
- Ref
- 2654
- Country
- Germany
- Issuer
- City of Eisenach
- Denomination
- 50 pfennig
- 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