Emergency currency
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Deutsches Notgeld currency album
Collection
Identifier: MS 0084
Abstract
This album of emergency paper currency measures 14-5/8”x11-5/8”x1-7/8” album with the printed title “Notgeld 1914-1924.” It contains approximately 640 separate pieces of the paper currency (Notgeld) issued by regional institutions in Germany and Austria-Hungary, primarily around the end of the World War I. Not issued by a central bank, Notgeld was not legal tender but rather an accepted means of payment in a particular locale.
Dates:
1914 - 1928; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1924