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50 pfennig

City of Paderborn · Germany · 1921

Front of the 50 pfennig note from City of Paderborn
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Back of the 50 pfennig note from City of Paderborn
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This Paderborn Notgeld (emergency money) note was printed by Fr. Wilh. Ruhfus of Dortmund and dated 10 November 1921. One side shows the 1622 'Gottes Freundt der Pfaffen Feindt' coin that 'der tolle Christian' of Brunswick struck from the looted cathedral treasure, and the other depicts the betrayal of the city by Drohm on 30 January 1622.

Ref
2604
Country
Germany
Issuer
City of Paderborn
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
EF (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
1
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