50 pfennig
City of Rothenburg ob der Tauber · Germany · 1921
Notgeld (emergency money) issued by the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, dated 24 June 1921 and redeemable at the town treasury until 31 December 1921, showing the town arms flanked by a Thirty Years' War drummer and musketeer. The other side, from series IV commemorating the town's 'Der Meistertrunk' festival play, depicts the cellar master holding a key, with the motto 'Hier oben bin ich Diener, doch drunten bin ich Herr' (up here I am a servant, but down below I am master).
- Ref
- 2582
- Country
- Germany
- Issuer
- City of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- 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
- AU (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1