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Notgeld Aachen 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Aachen. Aachen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, on the border with Belgium and the
Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne,
and the westernmost city in Germany. Its population today is about: 256,000.
History of Aachen
The Romans named the hot sulphur springs in the Aachen region Aquis-Granum. And used it as a bath.
After Roman times the place was abandoned until the 8th century, when it was mentioned under
the name Aquis villa.
In the year 768 Charlemagne came to Aachen for the first time. He began to build a palace here
twenty years later. The magnificent chapel of the palace later became the Aachen Cathedral, which
remains the main attraction of the city. After its construction it was the largest church north
of the Alps for 400 years. Charlemagne spent most winters between 800 and his death in
814 in Aachen in order to enjoy the hot springs. The king was buried in the chapel,
where his tomb can still be found.
In 936 Otto I was crowned king in the cathedral. From then on the kings of the Holy Roman Empire
were crowned in Aachen for the next 600 years. The last king to be crowned here was Ferdinand I in 1531.
During the Middle Ages Aachen was one of the largest cities of the empire. Aachen remained a free
city within the Holy Roman Empire.
After the Thirty Years War Aachen had regional importance only. Though, the city became the site of
several important congresses and peace treaties: the first congress of Aachen (often referred to
as congress of Aix-la-Chapelle in english) in 1668, leading to the First Treaty of Aachen in the
same year which ended the War of Devolution. The second congress ended with the second treaty in
1748, finishing the War of the Austrian Succession. The third congress took place in 1818 to decide
the fate of occupied France.
By 1880, the population was 80,000. Several important railways met there. Aachen became a site for
the manufacturing of railroad iron, pins, needles, buttons, tobacco, woolen goods and silk goods.
Find out more about Inflation Notgeld.
100,000 Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 1 July 1923.
100,000 Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
500,000 Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
1 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
1 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
10 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
20 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
100 Million Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 20 July 1923.
1 Billion Mark
This note was issued by Stadt- und Landkreis Aachen (Town and County Council of Aachen).
It is dated 12 October 1923.
Misc Notgeld Aachen 1923
1 Million Mark
This note was issued by Handelskammer Aachen (Chamber of Commerce in Aachen).
It is dated 18 August 1923.
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