uncommon1900-1945

German Encased Stamp Emergency Currency

Name: German Encased Stamp Emergency Currency
Brand: Germany

Germany · 1922 · 50 Pfennig

A circular metal capsule encasing a German 50 Pfennig stamp, featuring a profile of Germania, an allegorical figure representing Germany. The stamp is marked 'DEUTSCHES REICH' and '50 PFENNIG'.

This encased stamp served as 'Notgeld' (emergency currency) in Germany during the hyperinflation crisis after World War I, when a severe shortage of small change led to innovative solutions for everyday transactions.

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emergency-currency definitive allegory hyperinflation

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