Wattenscheid 1920 5 pfennig notgeld

formerly in the Wildman Collection

formerly in the Wildman Collection

In 1920, the town of Wattenscheid in Westphalia issued a set of five, ten, twenty-five and fifty pfennig notgeld featuring the local coal mines and miners. In 1975, the town was merged with Bochum.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: aluminum, 17.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Funck 579.7a.

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
• Menden 1920 50 pfennig notgeld
• Wattenscheid 1920 10 pfennig notgeld
• Wattenscheid 1920 25 pfennig notgeld
• Wattenscheid 1920 50 pfennig notgeld
• Coins and currency dated 1920
• return to coins of German notgeld