25 pfennig Notgeld
Gift of Yehuda Nir in memory of his father, Samuel Grunfeld
Id no. 1999.A.71, Currency, German
Subject(s): Anti-Semitism, prewar, Weimar
The text translates: The free German is turned into a slave; the Jew misuses German right and passes this on to his descendants. The farmer has to flee from home and field; He searches overseas for a place to die.
Cities, towns and enterprises printed emergency currency during the inflation of the 1920s. When Jews were blamed for economic problems, Notgeld incorporated anti-Semitic themes, images, and text.
Cities, towns and enterprises printed emergency currency during the inflation of the 1920s. When Jews were blamed for economic problems, Notgeld incorporated anti-Semitic themes, images, and text.
