50 pfennig
City of Penkun · Germany · 1921
A colourful Notgeld (emergency money) note from the Pomeranian town of Penkun, dated 1 May 1921 and signed by Mayor Wefelscheid. One side shows Penkun Castle framed by farm implements and a sheaf of corn, and the other shows a view of the town beneath its red griffin arms. It belongs to the many collectors' series notes that German towns issued during the post-war period.
- Ref
- 2587
- Country
- Germany
- Issuer
- City of Penkun
- 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