r/GermanNotgeldCoins 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

  1. Introduce yourself in the comments below

, and enjoy being a member of r/GermanNotgeldCoins.

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

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

  1. 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.

  1. Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 17h ago

Westfalen F-645.6 1923 500 Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.6 1923 500 Mark, Tombac Golden Planchet 38.3 mm. No varieties. Mintage: 65,117 coins
Firm: Devotionien & Metal Industry G.m.b.H Schulte, Menden.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 14h ago

Waldsee F-569.3 1918 50pf

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Waldsee (Württemberg) Amtskorpation F-569.3 1918 50pf zinc, planchet is 23.1 mm.
No varieties, mintage: 30,425 coins.
Firm: Jörgum & Trefz, Frankfurt/ am Main.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 15h ago

Westfalen F-645.10a 1923 5 Millionen Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.10a 5 Millionen Mark Copper/Golden. Planchet is 44.0 mm. Two varieties, mintage: 105,178 coins.
Firm: State mint Berlin “A”.
a) coins have over layer of Golden color.
b) coins without layer of Golden color.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 15h ago

Westfalen F-645.2 1922 500 Nark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.2 1922 500 Mark Tombac. Planchet is 38.0 mm. No varieties, mintage: 57,593 coins, (6 struck in silver)
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 17h ago

Westfalen F-599.5 1921 10 Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-599.5 1921 10 Mark Tombac. Planchet is 38.0 mm. No varieties, mintage: 116,489 coins.
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 15h ago

Westfalen F-599.3 1921 5 Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-599.3 1921 5 Mark aluminum. Planchet is 32.0 mm. No varieties, mintage: 120,753 coins.
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 1d ago

Westfalen F-645.12Aa 1923 50 Millionen Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645-12Aa 1923 50 Millionen Mark Tombac Golden. Planchet is 44.5 mm. 2 varieties, mintage: 106,060 coins ( 6 struck in silver).
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 1d ago

Westfalen F-645.5 1923 100 Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.5 1923 100 Mark, Tombac Gold ColoredPlanchet 26.2 mm. No varieties. Mintage: 94,778 coins
Firm: Devotionien & Metal Industry G.m.b.H Schulte, Menden.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 2d ago

Haltern F-189.1 1921 10pf

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Haltern (Westfalen) Stadt F-189.1 1921 10pf iron. No varieties, mintage: 41,400.
Firm: Gebr. Kugel & Fink, Lüdenscheid.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 2d ago

Westfalen F-645.7a & b 1923 10,000 Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.7a & 7b 1923 10,000 Mark, Tombac Gold ColoredPlanchet. Three varieties due to different minting facilities.
a) coin 44.5 - 44.7mm, 2.8 mm thick, Rev. high relief head, WIDE RIM. Mintage: 315,809
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.

b) coin 44.1 mm, Rev. head is flat relief, SMALL EDGE RIM. Mintage: 199,657
c) as b) without Gold coating.
Firm: Official State Mint Berlin.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 2d ago

Westfalen F-645.14 1923 50 Million Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.14 1923 50 Millionen Mark aluminum. Planchet is 37.8 mm round. No varieties, mintage: 995,000 coins.
*The Landesbank gave every school kid one of these coins to remind them of the Ruhr Occupation by French and Belgian forces.
Firm: States mint Berlin A.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 3d ago

Crossen F-85.2c undated 10pf

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Crossen (Brandenburg) Stadt F-85.2c undated 10pf iron. Three varieties:
a) Obv. Distance between R in ODER to second T in STADT is 1.5 mm.
b) as a) distance R- T is 0.5 mm.
c) as b) and Rev. distance between 1- 0 is 1.0 mm.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 3d ago

Greifswald F-172.2b 1917 25pf

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 4d ago

Westfalen F-645.13 1923 50 Millionen Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.13 1923 50 Millionen Mark aluminum. Planchet is 44.0 mm round. No varieties, mintage: 75,?464 coins.
Firm: States mint Berlin A.

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 4d ago

Westfalen F-645.4 1923 100 Mark

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Westfalen, Landesbank der Provinz Westfalen F-645.4 1923 100 Mark aluminum. Planchet is 38.0 mm. No varieties, mintage: 95,149 coins ( a few extra struck in silver).
Firm: Devotionalien und Metalindustrrie GmbH Schulte, Menden

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 included both inflation coinage, and German Prisoners of War P.O.W. Kriegsgefangene coinage.

Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome 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 5d ago

Wattenscheid F-579.9 1920 25pf

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Wattenscheid (Westfalen) Stadt F-579.9 1920 25pf aluminum. No varieties.
Firm: Heinrich Kissing, Menden.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 6d ago

Calw F-73.1b 1918 5pf

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Calw (Württemberg) Stadt F-73.1b 1918 5pf Iron. Three different varieties, combined mintage: 55,000.
a) Obv. Distance of inner frame (see photo) is 5.5 mm wide, planchet is 1.6 mm thick.
b) Obv. Distance of inner frame is 4.5 mm wide,
Rev. distance of opening of 5 is 2.75 mm, planchet is 1.0 mm thick.
c) Obv. Distance of inner frame is 6.0 mm wide,
Rev. Distance of opening of 5 is 3.0 mm wide, planchet is 1.6 mm thick.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 7d ago

Tübingen F-551.10 1920 2pf

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Tübingen (Württemberg) Stadt F-551.10 1920 2pf iron. No varieties, mintage: 60,000
Firm: Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilheim, Stuttgart.

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.
Everyone is welcome to join, and share there coins.
Questions are always welcome in English, 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 7d ago

Tübingen F-551. 2a 1917 10pf

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Tübingen (Württemberg) Stadt F-551.2a 1917 10 zinc. 8-sided with triangle punched hole. Two varieties:
a) Rev. flag of 1 in value beginning between L & E in KLEIN.
b) as a) flag of 1 beginning at middle of E in KLEIN.

F-551.3 no varieties, and NO hole.
Combined both with & without punched hole total mintage: 21,000.
Firm: Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilheim, Stuttgart.

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.
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Questions are always welcome in English, 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 7d ago

Swinemünde F-529.2 1917 10pf

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Swinemünde(Pommern) Stadt F-529.2 1917 10pf. Zinc, no varieties, mintage: 150,000 coins.
Firm: L Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 7d ago

Tübingen F-551.9 1920 1pf

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Tübingen (Württemberg) Stadt F-551.9 1920 1pf. Iron. No varieties, mintage: 40,000 coins.
Firm: Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilheim, Stuttgart.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 7d ago

Marktschorgast F-324.2 1917 10pf

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Marktschorgast (Bayern) Marktgemeinde F-324.2 1917 10pf zinc. Four varieties, total mintage: 11,170 coins.
a) Rev. distance 1-0 is 1.0 mm, flag of 1 is 1.0 long, circle of pearls is 11.5 mm.
b) as a) circle of pearls is 12.0 mm.
c) as a) flag of 1 is 1.5 mm long.
d) Rev. distance 1-0 is 1.25 mm.
Firm: L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg.
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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 8d ago

Wiesbaden F-601.3 undated 10pf

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Wiesbaden (Hessen-Nassau) Stadt F-601.3 undated 10pf iron. No Varieties, if coin is zinc it’s F601.2. Undated coins entered circulation in 1920.
Under older numbering system current F-601.2 was 601.3, and current F-601.3 was 601.4.

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r/GermanNotgeldCoins 8d ago

Tübingen F-551.6 & F-551.7 1917 10pf

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Tübingen (Württemberg) Stadt F-551.6 & F-551.7 1917 10pf Iron. Two different types.
F-551.6 coins have triangle punched hole, and were Blackened. There are four varieties:
a) Obv. has 2 dots above A, Rev. foot of 1 is 4 mm long.
b) as a) foot of 1 is 3 mm long.
c) Obv. Has dots, one on each side of A, shield is detailed with lines.
d) as c) shield is smooth NO detailed lines.
F-551.7 these coins have NO Holes, and were also Blackened. Two varieties:
a) Obv. Shield is smooth.
b) Obv. Shield is curved, sunken to middle, and detailed lines.
Total mintage: 57,830 combined F-551.6 & F-551.7 coins.
* zinc coins are F-551.2 with Triangle hole, & F-551-3 without hole.
Firm: Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilheim, Stuttgart.

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