German - 10000 Mark Westfalen Notgeld Tombak coin -1923

1923 10,000 Mark Westfalen Notgeld Tombak coin / token

Jaeger Catalog Nr. 20
Circulation 315,000

On one side is the rearing horse that is the symbol both for Westfalen (Westphalia) as well as Lower Saxony.   In fact there were wild horses roaming in these regions during Roman times.  On the other side there is a bust of Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein (Baron vom Stein), 1757 - 1831.   Vom Stein was a reformist Prussian statesman who helped phase out the rule of lords (serfdom), but was exiled during the Napoleonic wars and only returned after Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig.

This is a very large coin and weighs 33g with a diameter of 44.5mm.  This coin is made of tombak (or tombac) which is a brass alloy with high copper content.  The coin is also gilded with gold (vergoldet) to give it a bright appearance.  On the face side are the words "Minister vom Stein - Deutschlands Führer in Schwerer Zeit, 1757 - 1831" which means that von Stein is credited as Germany's leader during hard times.

The photos are of the actual coin you are bidding on.  There are minor blemishes near the back of the horse.  I can't say if this is from the original time of gilding or if it related to someone cleaning the coin.  Still it is a nice looking coin.  Use your judgement as to the grading.

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I recently returned to the US after living in Deutschland for 6 years and collected German money while living there. This includes Prussian, WW1, Notgeld, Weimar Republic, WWII/Nazi, BDR, and DDR money. I do not support the atrocities committed during WWII and view coins and other money as interesting historical items.