Aschaffenburg 1917 10 pfennig notgeld

formerly in the Wildman Collection

formerly in the Wildman Collection

Aschaffenburg during the Weimar Republic

In 1917, the town of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria issued five and ten pfennig notgeld featuring the city arms depicting the local saint seated in a cathedral. The specimen to the left in the image is a rare specimen strike in silver.

Recorded mintage: 552,742.

Specification: nickel plated zinc, 21.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Funck 23.2A (zinc) and 23.3 (silver).

Source:

• Funck, Walter, Die Notmunzen der deutschen Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder, etc.; Band 1: Standardkatalog der amtlichen Ausgaben 1916-1921, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Geitl Verlag, 2000.

Link to:

• Aschaffenburg 1917 5 pfennig notgeld
• Coburg 1917 10 pfennig notgeld
• Hall 1917 10 pfennig notgeld
• Braunschweig 1918 10 pfennig notgeld
• Coins and currency dated 1917
• return to coins of German notgeld