Germany
German Notgeld – City of Schmölln
This Popular Notgeld Serienscheine was produced by a wine shop owned by Otto Seidel. It has typicalcomic-style illustrations of the era dealing with wine (of course) and money issues of the time. This series has five notes, a 25 Pf, two 50 Pf notes, a 75 Pf note and a 1 Mark note Schmölln is a German town located in the East-Central part of Germany. Sadly, it seems that the wine shop is no longer active in Schmölln today.
25 Pfennig – Drinking
Es ist ein Brauch von alter her – | It is a custom from ancient times – |
Wer Sorgen hat, hat auch likor | If you have worries, you also have liqueur |
50 Phennig – Waiter with wine
Fur hundert dieser scheine | For a hundred of these bills |
die allerfeinsteir Weine | the very finest wines |
50 Pfennig – Postman with a 50 Pf note
Wenn Dir bringt ein Kassenbote Von dieser Sorte Note – | So nim sie ruhig und sei helle – Denn dieser Gutschein ist aus Schmelle |
If a cashier brings you a note of this kind, | take it calmly and be bright. Because this voucher is from Schmelle |
75 Pfennig Man walking
with sack of 10,000 Marks
Ein Dieb kam in mein Haus geschlichen-mein geld ganzes Geld tat er erwischen – | A thief snuck into my house – he took all my money – |
Han nur noch solche Scheine – Likore un auch Weine! | Only have such bills – liqueurs and wines too! |
1 Mark devil with 1 silver mark coin
Der Teufel Nur Nach Silber tracht Ich hab papiergeld mir gemacht | und weschle gerne diesen schein auch gegen reichsgeld bei mir ein |
The devil only seeks silver I made paper money |
and would like to exchange this note for Reich money |