Emergency coin

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1000 Mark coal coin Emergency coin 1922, C. Conradty Röthenbach , edition: 3500 copies, diameter: 70 mm, Kröner catalog: C1.3
Tram coin of the city ​​trams of Solingen , issued instead of a classic ticket made of paper or cardboard

Emergency coins are minted coins that have been issued in times of need by the agencies authorized to issue coins or, in the event of a lack of circulation coins, by towns or private individuals otherwise not authorized to issue coins. Emergency coins are a form of emergency money .

Famous examples are the “Görtzschen Notdaler” of the Swedish King Karl XII. made of copper and the 1915 a . a. Coins made from cartridge cases from Tabora , the largest native settlement in German East Africa .

Also known are the Andreas-Hofer-Kreuzer , which were minted as emergency coins to cover the urgent need for money during the Tyrolean struggle for freedom in 1809.

During the First World War and in the years thereafter, numerous emergency coins were struck, as the military's considerable need for metal, the increased demand for goods with increased prices and the "disappearance" of hard money in the "savings sock" led to a decrease in the amount of money in circulation (see Gresham's law ). In addition, the suspension of silver coins exacerbated this deficiency. Due to a lack of trained workers and a lack of material, the Reich administration tolerated the corresponding makeshifts from cities, factories and department stores.

  • Change stamp of the city of Mainz, 1917

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Initially only intended to remedy the shortage of change, emergency money production developed into a speculative business during the inflationary period in Germany . Examples of this are the province of Westphalia emergency coins from 1923 onwards at the latest. However, the 1 billion mark piece of the province of Westphalia has already been devalued by hyperinflation in 1923. The coin was therefore only sold as a souvenir after the inflation in 1924.

See also

literature

  • Walter Funck: The emergency coins of the German communities, districts, states etc. Verlag Gietl, Regenstauf
  1. Location catalog of the official issues 1916-1921 (catalogs for the German emergency coins; 1). 2000, ISBN 3-924861-40-4 .
  2. Variant catalog of the official issues 1916-1921 (catalogs for the German emergency coins; 2). 2001, ISBN 3-924861-41-2 .
  • Peter Menzel: German emergency coins and other money substitute stamps. 1840 to 2002 . Edition Strothotte, Gütersloh 2005
  1. Issue locations Aach to Myskowo . 2005.
  2. Issue locations Naabck to Zywiec; unknown issue locations; Marks of the Kriegsmarine