Item number: A1205

Year: AD 1921

Material: Aluminum

Size: 30.2 x 30.2 x 1.4 mm

Weight: 2.4 g

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is an emergency currency, known as “Notgeld,” issued by the city of Taler in Saxony province under the Weimar Republic, following the end of World War I. It was created to address the severe hyperinflation that swept through Germany in the post-war period. The coin is made of aluminum, reflecting the scarcity of traditional materials at the time.

The obverse of the coin features a horse-mounted hunter holding a spear and handling the reins. Surrounding the hunter are a bat, an owl, a curlew, and two hunting dogs. Both sides of the coin are adorned with wreath motifs. The upper edge is inscribed with “THALE A. HARZ,” representing the full German name of the city of Thale, while the lower edge displays the year of issue, “1921.”

The reverse of the coin is decorated with an ornate coat of arms. The upper edge is inscribed with “THALER.GELD,” meaning “Taler Coin,” while the denomination “3 MARK” is marked inside rectangular boxes aligned on both the left and right sides. Along the lower edge is an arched inscription, “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE STADTWERUNG,” which translates to “In memory of becoming a city.”

During World War I, Germany faced a shortage of essential metals such as gold, silver, copper, and nickel for coin minting. As a result, notgeld made from paper, fabric, or other metals began to circulate domestically. Issuers of these notgelds were not limited to the central bank; local governments, businesses, and even social organisations all produced their own versions. Following Germany’s defeat in World War I, the newly established Weimar Republic was burdened with massive reparations under the Treaty of Versailles. Additionally, the German mark had been decoupled from gold during the war, leading to rampant inflation. As a result, notgelds remained widely relied upon throughout Germany as the country continued to grapple with severe inflation.

It was not until AD 1924 that the Weimar Republic gradually stabilised the German economy by issuing the Rentenmark and later the Reichsmark, both of which were pegged to gold. This brought an end to the widespread use of notgelds. However, following the end of World War II, Germany briefly resumed the use of notgelds during the post-war economic recovery.

物件編號: A1205

年代: 公元 1921 年

材質: 鋁

尺寸: 30.2 x 30.2 x 1.4 mm

重量: 2.4 g

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚第一次世界大戰結束，德國威瑪共和國轄下薩克森省的塔勒市，為應付戰後席捲德國的惡性通貨膨脹發行之「緊急貨幣」，錢幣材質為鋁。

錢幣正面為一名手持長矛，操作韁繩的騎馬獵人。獵人周圍有蝙蝠、貓頭鷹、鷸鳥和兩隻獵犬相伴。錢幣兩側以花圈作為裝飾，上緣打印著「THALE A. HARZ」，即塔勒市的德文全名，下緣則是發行年份「1921」。

錢幣背面以華麗的紋章為裝飾，上緣打印「THALER.GELD」即「塔勒錢幣」，兩側左右對齊的矩形方框內標示面額3馬克「3 MARK」。下緣的弧形銘文「ZUR ERINNERUND AN DIE STADTWERUNG」，意思是「紀念成為城市」。

德國於第一次世界大戰期間，面臨鑄造錢幣所需的金銀銅鎳等金屬原料短缺，於國內開始發行紙張、布料或其他金屬材質的緊急貨幣。發行者不限於中央銀行，地方政府、企業公司甚至社團組織都紛紛發行不同的緊急貨幣。尤其第一次世界大戰戰敗後，接手的威瑪共和國一方面面臨《凡爾賽條約》鉅額賠款。另一方面則是德國馬克在戰爭期間和黃金脫鉤累積的通貨膨脹，使得德國面對激烈的通貨膨脹，讓德國各地仍持續依賴緊急貨幣。

直到公元1924年，威瑪共和國先後發行跟黃金掛勾的地租馬克跟國家馬克，方才逐漸穩定德國經濟，使得緊急貨幣使用告一段落。後續第二次世界大戰結束後，德國亦短暫恢復使用緊急貨幣。