Box Notgeld box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Collection of Notgeld
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-04-05
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises around 2000 individual notes. Earlier notes (prior to the 1920s) were used by people as currency and thus their design is somewhat more utilitarian. By the early 1920s, notgeld became collector’s items and were often printed with commemorative designs, featuring colorful expressions of local identity and civic pride. Due to hyperinflation in 1923, notgeld regained their role as an alternative currency for a brief period. Notgeld provides a resource for studying the...
Dates:
1914-1924
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Collection of Notgeld