1923 Germany 10,000 Mark Westfalen Notgeld Coin
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1923
This collectible piece is a 1923 10,000 Mark coin, specifically classified as Notgeld, or emergency money, issued by the province of Westfalen in Germany. Such currency was produced during the period of hyperinflation following the First World War.
This specific commemorative issue features a design honoring Freiherr vom Stein. The piece is constructed from tombac and finished with a gold plating. It is a circulated example of official necessity coinage. The obverse prominently displays a rearing horse motif with the denomination '10000 Mark' and the inscription 'Notgeld der Provinz Westfalen 1923'. The coin has a diameter of 44.1 mm.
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Physical characteristics
- Diameter
- 44.1 mm
- Material
- Gold plated tombac
Technical characteristics
- Issue type
- Emergency money
- Denomination
- 10,000 Mark
Design
- Obverse
- Rearing horse
- Inscription
- Notgeld der Provinz Westfalen 1923, 10000 Mark
- Commemorative subject
- Freiherr vom Stein
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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