Witten 1920 10 pfennig notgeld

formerly in the Wildman Collection

formerly in the Wildman Collection

In 1920, the Westfalian town of Witten issued a set of five, ten and fifty pfennig notgeld featuring the city arms. These issues bear a strong resemblance to those of Lennep, also struck by Heinrich Messing of Menden.

Recorded mintage: 200,000.

Specification: aluminum, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Funck 21.3.

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:

• Augsburg 1920 50 pfennig notgeld
• Bonn 1920 50 pfennig notgeld
• Bremen 1920 10 pfennig notgeld
• Mosbach 1920 25 pfennig notgeld
• Konitz (1920) 2 pfennig notgeld
• Lennep 1920 5 pfennig notgeld
• Coins and currency dated 1920
• return to coins of German notgeld