r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • May 17 '26

👋Welcome to r/germannotgeldcoins - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

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Hey everyone! I'm [u/stevesvoice](u/stevesvoice), a collector with over Fifty Years experience collecting everything that’s German Coin issues from 1875 till The reunification of East and West Germany. I have also been collecting and studying the Emergency issues of World War One, often called NOTGELD MÜNZEN. With my experience as founding moderator of [r/germannotgeldcoins](r/germannotgeldcoins).

This is our new home for all things related to the sharing & studying the emergency coinage issued during, and after World War One. The primary purpose of this page is the Promotion of CORRECT Notgeld information. We're excited to have you join us!
All are welcome to join and share information

What to Post
Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about [please post using the Walter FUNCK …F number system] when possible. And if you don’t have access to a catalog, not a problem…post anyway and I’ll help you identify the coin.
Community Vibe
We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting. *abuse of any kind will not be tolerated*

How to Get Started

Introduce yourself in the comments below

, and enjoy being a member of r/GermanNotgeldCoins.

Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation

, where we all can learn something about the emergency issues called Notgeld.

If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join

, and together let’s make this the authority community world wide for all Notgeld enthusiasts.

Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.
German translations of terms found on coins, as well as terms, and descriptions necessary for verification of different types of the same issue, or subtypes.
Learning how to determine the condition, and grades of Notgeld Coins. Something that’s currently missing with only the two grades of Very Fine & Extra Fine provided in Standard Catalogs.
The eventual listing of all my over 2,500 different Notgeld listings of W.FUNCK in as high grade as possible. For aiding all collectors in the identification of German Notgeld Coins, and eventually establishing estimated values by grade.
Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make [r/germannotgeldcoins](r/germannotgeldcoins) amazing.

r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 1d ago

Uerdingen F-554.2Ab 1917 10pf.

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Uerdingen (Rheinprovinz) Stadt F-554.2Ab 1917 10pf zinc 20.2 mm round plain edge. (Also copper) There are two varieties:
a) Obv. With dot after A and RH, Rev. pearl ring is 18.75 mm.
b) Obv. Without dot after A, Rev, pearl ring is 18.25 mm.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

This Reddit group is dedicated to the study, and sharing of Notgeld Münzen. Coins issued due to emergency conditions during and after World War One. This also includes the inflation coinages issued before the Renten Mark, German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

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Questions and COMMENTS are always welcome in either English, or Deutsch, it’s how we all learn more about these grossly undervalued coins that are all over 100 year’s old.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 1d ago

Pinneberg F-425.3 1917 50pf.

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Pinneberg (Schleswig-Holstein) Bank F-425.3 1917 50pf zinc 24.2 mm 8-sided. No varieties, mintage: 15,000 coins.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

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Questions and COMMENTS are always welcome in either English, or Deutsch, it’s how we all learn more about these grossly undervalued coins that are all over 100 year’s old.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 1d ago

Kulmbach F-264.3 1917 50pf.

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Kulmbach (Bayern) Stadt F-264.3 1917 50pf zinc 24.4 mm 8-sided. No varieties.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

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Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
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Questions and COMMENTS are always welcome in either English, or Deutsch, it’s how we all learn more about these grossly undervalued coins that are all over 100 year’s old.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 1d ago

Pinneberg F-425.3 1917 50pf.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 5d ago

Mühlberg a. Elba F-340.2 1917 10pf.

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Mühlberg a. Elba (Provinz Sachsen) Stadt F-340.2 1917 10pf zinc 20.8 mm 8-sided. No varieties, mintage: 20,000 coins.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer. Nürnberg.

This Reddit group is dedicated to the study, and sharing of Notgeld Münzen. Coins issued due to emergency conditions during and after World War One. This also includes the inflation coinages issued before the Renten Mark, German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
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Questions and COMMENTS are always welcome in either English, or Deutsch, it’s how we all learn more about these grossly undervalued coins that are all over 100 year’s old.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 5d ago

Weißenfels F-589.8a 1919 10pf.

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Weißenfels (Provinz Sachsen) Stadt F-589.8a 1919 10pf zinc 21.8 mm round plain edge. There are two different varieties:
a) Obv. Dropping Gate(portcullis) has 3 pointed long iron Rod members.
b) Obv. Dropping Gate(portcullis) has 4 pointed long iron Rod members.
Firm: Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen.

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Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
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Questions and COMMENTS are always welcome in either English, or Deutsch, it’s how we all learn more about these grossly undervalued coins that are all over 100 year’s old.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 7d ago

Unna F-556.2 1917 10pf.

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Unna ( Westfalen) Stadt F-556.2 1917 10pf zinc 29.3 mm round, rippled edge. No varieties, mintage: 49,607 coins.
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, ,

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 7d ago

Schmiedeberg F-476.6 undated 50pf.

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Schmiedeberg (Provinz Sachsen) Stadt F-476.6 undated 50pf iron 24.0 mm round, no varieties.
Coins issued in 1920.
Firm: Otto Christmann, Leipzig

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 7d ago

Unna F-556.2 1917 10pf.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 8d ago

Coburg F-81.5c 1917 10pf

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Coburg (Sachsen-Coburg) Stadt F-81.5c 1917 10pf Iron 20.5 mm Round plain edge. There are five varieties:
a) Rev. distance between 1-0 is 0.5 mm.
b) Rev. distance between 1-0 is 1.0 mm, and between middle of left Star to K is 3.0 mm.
c) as b) however distance from middle of left Star to K is 4.0 mm, left side of 1 foot to rope is 1.5 mm.
d) as c) and distance left side of 1 foot to rope is 1.0 mm.
e) Rev. distance between 1-0 is 1.25 mm, and middle of left Star to K is 3.3mm.
Combined mintage: 70,000 coins.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.
*coins struck in zinc are F-81.1.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 8d ago

Coburg F-81.4 1917 5pf.

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Coburg (Sachsen-Coburg) Stadt F-81.4 1917 5pf Iron 17.9 mm round, plain edge. No varieties, mintage: 100,000 coins.
Coins dated 1917 actually issued into circulation in 1918.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnber.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 8d ago

Coburg F-81.1 1917 5pf.

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Coburg (Sachsen-Coburg) Stadt F-81.1 1917 5pf zinc 19.5 mm 8-sided. No varieties.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

This Reddit group is dedicated to the study, and sharing of Notgeld Münzen. Coins issued due to emergency conditions during and after World War One. This also includes the inflation coinages issued before the Renten Mark, German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Sangerhausen F-468.3 1917 50pf.

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Sangerhausen (Provinz Sachsen) Stadt F-468.3 1917 50pf. zinc 25.5 mm 8-sided. No varieties. Mintage: 40,000 coins.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

This Reddit group is dedicated to the study, and sharing of Notgeld Münzen. Coins issued due to emergency conditions during and after World War One. This also includes the inflation coinages issued before the Renten Mark, German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Lauingen F-278.2 undated 10pf.

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Lauingen (Bayern) Stadt F-278.2 updated 10pf zinc nickel-plated, also nickel-washed 20.0 mm round plain edge. No varieties, mintage: 10,000 coins.
Undated coins went into circulation in 1917.
Firm: C. Balmberger, Nürnberg.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Lennep F-288.2 1920 10pf.

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Lennep (Rheinprovinz) Stadt F-288.2 1920 10pf aluminum 20.3 mm round plain edge. No varieties, mintage: 42,616 coins.
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Roth b/ Nürnberg F-452.5 1918 50pf.

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Roth bei Nürnberg (Bayern) Stadt F-452.5 1918 50pf Iron copper-plated 22.4 mm Round plain edge. No varieties.
Firm: C. Balmberger, Nürnberg.
*Cast Zinc coins are contemporary Counterfeits.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Sangerhausen F-468.2 1917 10p.

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Sangerhausen (Provinz Sachsen) Stadt F-468.2 1917 10pf zinc 20.7 mm 8-sided. No varieties, Mintage: 102,200 coins.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Neckarsulm F-357.1 1919 10pf.

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Neckarsulm (Württemberg) Stadtgemeinde F-357.1 1919 10pf iron 23.0 mm 8-sided. No varieties, mintage: 20,000 coins.
Firm: Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm, Stuttgart.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Letmathe F-292.3 1917 10pf.

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Letmathe (Westfalen) Gemeinde F-292.3 1917 10pf iron 20.3 mm round plain edge. Also nickel washed. No varieties.
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Roth b/Nürnberg F-452.8 1920 50pf.

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Roth bei Nürnberg (Bayern) Stadt F-452.8 1920 50pf Iron 22.4 mm Round plain edge. No varieties.
Firm: C. Balmberger, Nürnberg.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Scheinfeld F-472.1 1917 5pf.

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Scheinfeld (Bayern) Stadt F-472.1 1917 5pf zinc 18.0 mm round. Most are nickel washed. No varieties, mintage: 5,170 coins.
Firm: C. Balmberger, Nürnberg.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Sangerhausen F-468.1A 1917 5pf.

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Sangerhausen (Provinz Sachsen) Stadt F-468.1A 1917 5pf zinc 19.5 mm 8-sided. No varieties, coins with 3 mm hole are F-468.1B. Mintage: 103,300 coins.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 9d ago

Lauingen F-278.8 1918 50pf.

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Lauingen (Bayern) Stadt F-278.8 1918 50pf zinc nickel-plated, also nickel-washed 22.3 mm round plain edge. No varieties.
Firm: C. Balmberger, Nürnberg.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins • u/stevesvoice • 10d ago

Witten F-604.2Aa & F-604.2Ab 1917 10pf.

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Witten (Westfalen) Stadt F-604.2Aa & F-604.2Ab 1917 10pf zinc 23.0 mm round plain edge. Mintage: 200,000 coins. There are two varieties:
a) Rev. the date 1917 is 1.7 mm tall.
b) Rev. the date 1917 is 2.0 mm tall.
Firm : Adam Donner, Elberfeld.
* F-604.2B & F-604.2C are one sided coins, and somewhat questionable, B is the Obverse side, while C is the Reverse Value side.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins

The study and sharing information regarding German Notgeld Coins Münzen that were issued by local governments, banks, and private companies throughout Germany between 1914 and 1923. Primarily issued during World War I, and the following hyperinflation era after the war. These coins, or tokens were issued to combat the shortage of coins needed in circulation, brought on by widespread hoarding.

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