GERMAN COINS & CURRENCY
EARLY PRUSSIAN SILVER COIN
This undated silver 1/24th
Thaler was issued by Georg Wilhelm, who was the Elector of Brandenburg
and the Duke of Prussia from 1619 to 1640. His ineffective
governance during the 30 Years War allowed both Protestant and Catholic
troops to burn and plunder his country and decimate the
population. One side of the coin bears the Prussian arms. The
other side shows the royal orb and the denomination.
Item C-PRUS-GW PRUSSIA SILVER 1/24th THALER
1619-40 VG-F $16.00
WEIMER REPUBLIC
CONSTITUTION COMMEMORATIVE
This
Uncirculated 3 Mark coin was issued to commemorate the third
anniversary of Germany’s adoption of the Weimar constitution on August
11, 1919. It was an attempt to generate support for the unpopular and
ineffective Weimar government. The aluminum coin is dated 1922 and
bears the A mintmark of the Berlin mint. One side bears an eagle
surrounded by a legend. The other side has the date and
denomination.
Item C-DE29 GERMANY 3 MARK 1922 KM29 WEIMAR
REPUBLIC, UNC. $8.00
GERMAN INFLATION COIN OF THE WEIMAR
REPUBLIC 
In 1922 and 1923 Germany experienced one of the worst, and one of the
most famous bouts of inflation in history. Prices would sometimes
double in a day and people would need suitcases to carry their
money. The
economic collapse, brought on in part due to the heavy reparations
forced
upon Germany by the Allies after it's defeat in World War I, helped to
bring
about the rise of Adoph Hitler and World War II. This aluminum
200
Mark coin was struck briefly in 1923, but with rapidly rising prices,
was
soon worthless.
Item L-DE35 GERMANY 200 MARK 1923 (KM35) AU-UNC. 3.00
BANKNOTE FROM THE CITY OF
GOTHA
Because of the severe inflation that followed World War I, prices were
rising faster than the German government could print money. Many
towns
and companies resorted to printing their own currency. This 100
Mark
note was issued by the City of Gotha, Germany. It is dated
September
30, 1922. It is a simple, uniface note that pictures a bishop
from the
town’s arms.
Item PM-GOTHA GOTHA, GERMANY 100 MARK NOTE, 1922
VF $2.00
OLD GERMAN MUNICIPAL BOND
Reduced
size image
Item C-DE-BOND DRESDEN 20000 MARK 1923 BOND, WITH
COUPONS, XF-AU $8.95
GERMAN INFLATION CURRENCY
NOTES
DISPLAYED AT 50% OF ACTUAL SIZE.
In 1923, Germany experienced some of the world’s worst inflation.
Prices increased hourly and the government could not print currency
fast enough to meet the demand. A number of large companies
printed their own currency to meet payroll and pay for supplies.
We are pleased to offer you the following notes from the 1923 German
Hyperinflation: From the German government we offer a 10 Million Mark
note from August 1923 and a 20 Million Mark note from July 1923. Both
notes are Uncirculated. The notes are printed on one side only,
in order to produce them faster. From the Deutsche Reichsbahn
(the German National Railways) we offer a 3 Note set: the 2, 5 and 10
Million Mark dated August and September 1923. The notes feature a
winged train wheel in the underprinting. We also offer a set of notes
from the Hugo Stinnes Shipping Lines of Hamburg. Hugo Stinnes was
a brilliant German industrialist. He made a fortune in World War
I in steel and coal production. Following the war he borrowed vast
sums, which he used to buy companies and hard assets. With the
inflation that followed, he was able to repay the loans with greatly
depreciated Marks, thus further increasing his fortune. By the
end of 1923 he owned over 4000 companies! Hugo Stinnes’ vast
personal wealth and huge industrial empire made his currency one of the
few private issues to be accepted throughout Germany. From the
Hugo Stinnes Lines we have the 1, 5 and 10 Million Mark notes of August
1923 in Uncirculated condition. The notes feature the flag of his
shipping company.
Item PM-DE-SET2 GERMANY 10 & 20 MILLION
MARK NOTES, 1923, UNC. sold out
Item PM-DERB3 DEUSTCHE
REICHSBAHN 2, 5 & 10 MILLION MARK, VF-AU $9.00
Item PM-STINNES STINNES LINES 1, 5 &
10 MILLION MARK, 1923 UNC. $10.00
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OLD UNCIRCULATED NAZI COIN
We
recently came across an interesting hoard of original Uncirculated
bronze Nazi German 1 Reichspfennig coins. The obverse depicts an
eagle
holding a swastika within a wreath. The reverse shows the
denomination. The coins are dated 1937 and bear the F mintmark of the
Stuttgart mint. The coins are over 70 years old, yet still
retain
most of their original mint luster and show only a bit of toning.
I suggest buying these now
while
they are available, as they may again be hard to find in this nice
condition once the hoard is disbursed.
Item C-DE89 NAZI GERMAN 1 REICHSPFENNIG
1937, STUTTGART UNC. $6.00
Item C-DE89x5 5 of the above NAZI GERMAN 1
REICHAPFENNIG, 1937 UNC. $24.50
FIRST NAZI GERMAN COIN
This
nickel 1 Reichsmark was the first new coin introduced by the Nazi
government after they assumed power in 1933. One side bears
an
Imperial eagle, while the other has the date and denomination.
The
coin was stuck in nickel and was minted from 1933 until 1939. The
coins were recalled and melted after the start of World War II as the
nickel was needed for the war effort. Today it is one of the
hardest
to find of all the regular issue Nazi German coins.
Item C-DE78 NAZI GERMANY 1 REICHSMARK 1933-39
KM78, VF-XF $12.00
NAZI GERMAN
SILVER COINS
These four silver coins serve as a memento of the horrors of the
Third Reich.
The 2 Reichsmark was issued from 1936 to 1939. It pictures Paul
von Hindenburg on one side and an eagle holding a wreathed swastika on
the other. Nazi Germany used three different designs on their regular
issue 5 Reichsmark coins. The first pictured the Potsdam Military
Church on one side and an eagle and two small swastikas on the other.
It was struck only from 1934 to 1935. The second type was struck
during only during the last part of 1935 and the first part of 1936. It
pictured Paul von Hindenburg on one side and an eagle on the
other. Starting in 1936 the Eagle reverse was replaced with an
eagle holding a wreathed swastika, similar to the 2 Reichsmark. The
Eagle and Swastika 5 Reichsmark was struck from 1936 to 1939.
Because of the war, no Nazi silver coins were struck after 1939. Coins
grade VF.
DE-93 2 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 VF (KM93)
$7.95
DE-93x5 FIVE of the above
2 Reichsmark Hindenburg/Swastika VF $35.00
DE-83 5 REICHSMARK MILITARY CHURCH 1934-35 (KM83) $13.95
DE-86 5 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/EAGLE 1935-36 (KM86) $12.95
DE-94 5 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA 1936-39 (KM94) $16.95
DE-SSET SET OF ABOVE
4 NAZI GERMAN SILVER COINS $46.00
NAZI GERMAN MINOR COINS
This set consists of the seven lower denominations of Nazi German coins
each
showing the eagle and swastika. The 1936-1939 issues include the 1, 2,
5
and 10 Reichspfennig made from copper or aluminum-bronze alloys. In
1940
the 1, 5 and 10 Reichspfennig were switched to zinc and the 2
Reichspfennig was discontinued due to the war. All eight coins
grade VF or better, though the zinc coins may show some spots as zinc
spots very easily. The coins all feature the denomination on one
side and an eagle holding a
swastika on the other.
Item C-DE-NAZI7 NAZI GERMAN 7 COIN SET
$12.50
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EAST
GERMANY HONORS SCHILLER
German dramatist and poet
Friedrich von Schiller is honored on this copper-nickel 1972 East
German 20 Mark coin. It is somewhat ironic that East Germany’s
despotic government would honor a writer whose works often protested
against the abuse of power. Schiller’s portrait on the obverse
and the arms of the German Democratic Republic is on the reverse of the
coin. Upon the unification of Germany the coin could be exchanged
for the equivalent of about $12 in West German currency. As might
be expected, most were redeemed and few coins were
saved.
Item
N-EGER-40 EAST GERMANY 20 MARK 1972 SCHILLER KM40
VF-XF $5.00
EAST GERMAN YOUTH FESTIVAL
COIN
East
Germany struck this copper-nickel 10 Mark coin in 1973 to commemorate
the
10th Youth Festival. The festival, held in Berlin, brought
thousands
of teenagers and young adults from all over the communist world
together
for fun, music, games and communist indoctrination. The coin,
struck
at the Berlin mint, features the logo of the games featuring five
interlocking
rings around the earth. The one side features the arms of East
Germany.
Item L-EGER-YOUTH EAST GERMANY 10 MARK YOUTH FESTIVAL,
1973 XF (KM44) $3.50
EAST GERMANY SPACE FLIGHT
COIN
This copper-nickel 10 Mark coin
was issued in 1978 to commemorate the U.S.S.R. - East German joint
spaceflight that was launched in August of that year. Sigmund
Jähn became the first German in space. The flight made him a hero
of the German Democratic Republic. The coin pictures their
spacecraft circulating the earth on one side, and the East German arms
on the other.
Item
N-EGER-70 EAST
GERMANY 10 MARK 1978 KM70 SPACE FLIGHT UNC. $25.00
SCARCE
EAST GERMAN NOTES
These scarce 200 and 500 Mark East German notes are rarely seen in any
collections.
They are the highest denominations ever printed by East Germany. The
notes
were printed and dated 1985, however the East German government
collapsed
before the notes were released. The notes were put into storage in old
Nazi
bunkers. A very limited number of notes were "liberated" from the
bunker
before the German government decided to destroy all of the remaining
notes.
The 200 Mark note features a group of school children and their teacher
and
a family standing in front of an apartment complex. The 500 Mark
pictures
the East German Arms and the Staatsrat building in Berlin. These
attractive
notes catalog for $80 per set. Our price is MUCH less.
Item PM-EGER32-33 EAST GERMANY 200 & 500 MARK
NOTES,
1985 (P32-33) AU-CU $29.50
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