Sternberg 100-pfennig Notgeld emergency currency series, 1922
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1922
This collection features a set of three 100-pfennig Notgeld notes issued by the city of Sternberg, Germany, in 1922 during a period of hyperinflation. Notgeld, or emergency money, was produced as a localized substitute for currency when insufficient state-issued money was available from the central bank.
These specific notes form a series characterized by anti-Semitic propaganda motifs based on historical allegations from 1492 regarding the purported desecration of the host. The three individual notes depict a narrative sequence: the first shows the acquisition of wafers, the second portrays the stabbing of the wafers, and the third illustrates the punishment of the individuals involved. The reverse side of each note is decorated with a common illustration of the town of Sternberg as it appeared in 1492, the year of the alleged historical event.
The notes are presented in a frame alongside a descriptive label and a facsimile illustrating the uniform reverse design. Each note measures 3 by 4 inches.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 3 x 4 inches each
- Presentation
- Framed with additional descriptive labels
Technical characteristics
- Denomination
- 100-pfennig
Design
- Obverse
- Series narrative depicting the acquisition, desecration, and punishment related to the alleged 1492 host desecration
- Reverse
- Illustration of the town of Sternberg in 1492
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.
- Maker named in listing
- City of Sternberg
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- Issue or mint date
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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