Kempen 1921 50 pfennig notgeld

formerly in the Wildman Collection

formerly in the Wildman Collection

In 1921, the Rhineland town of Kempen issued this fifty pfenning notgeld honoring her native son, medieval mystic Thomas a Kempis.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: copper plated steel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Funck 241.1.

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:

• Bonn 1920 50 pfennig notgeld
• 1921-D 50 pfennig
• Coblenz 1921 10 pfennig notgeld
• Marbach 1921 50 pfennig notgeld
• Rothenburg ob der Tauber 1921 notgeld
• Coins and currency dated 1921
• return to coins of German notgeld