Bonn 1920 50 pfennig notgeld

formerly in the Wildman Collection

formerly in the Wildman Collection

Bonn during the Weimar Republic

In 1920, the Rhineland town of Bonn issued a set of ten, twenty-five and fifty pfennig notgeld honoring her native son, composer Ludwig van Beethoven. After World War Two, Bonn became the capital (1949-89) of West Germany.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: steel, 25.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Funck 51.3A.

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.

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