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25 pfennig

City of Monschau · Germany · 1921

Front of the 25 pfennig note from City of Monschau
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Back of the 25 pfennig note from City of Monschau
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A Notgeld emergency note issued by the town of Monschau in the Eifel, dated 1 July 1921 and valid until 1 January 1922, signed by the Bürgermeister. The pictorial side shows half-timbered houses 'Am Markt' with a verse praising the town's old houses, corners and lanes. It was one of the colourful town notes popular with collectors during Germany's post-war small-change shortage.

Ref
2470
Country
Germany
Issuer
City of Monschau
Denomination
25 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
VF (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
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