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Notgeld Aue in Erzgebirge 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Aue im Erzgebirge. Aue is a town in the German state Saxony in the western part of the Erzgebirge (ore mountains).
The mining town has been known for its copper, titanium, and kaolinite, which was used for Meissen porcelain. Aue was a centre of engineering and cutlery during the German Democratic Republic. Today, it is developing its tourism industry since it is on the Silberstraße tourism route.
Aue was first mentioned in a document from 1173 as Owe, meaning the meadow at the confluence of the Schwarzwasser and Zwickauer Mulde Rivers. One of the oldest buildings in Aue is the church of the former monastery Klösterlein Zelle. Built during the Middle Ages, the Klösterlein Zelle was largely dismantled during the industrialization of nearby factory buildings. One of the oldest
A plaster canvas, depicting Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Mary, and a bishop, was originally on the eastern wall of the Klösterlein. During the 1930s it was removed so it could be restored. One of the oldest pieces of art in Saxony, the canvas is now located in the St.-Annen-Kapelle near the cathedral of Freiberg. A copy of it by H. Beck is located in Aue's Friedenskirche Aue-Zelle.
During World War II, a subcamp of the Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. After the end of World War II in 1945, the town was not occupied by the Soviet or American armies for a couple of weeks. It was part of the so-called Free Republic of Schwarzenberg, described in Stefan Heym's book Schwarzenberg.
Find out more about Inflation Notgeld.
1 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Aue / Erzgebirge.
It is dated 23 August 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Aue / Erzgebirge.
It is dated 23 August 1923.
100,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Aue / Erzgebirge.
It is dated 27 August 1923.
10 Milliarden (billion) Mark
This note was issued by the town Aue in Erzgebirge.
It is dated 29 October 1923.
500 Milliarden (billion) Mark
This note was issued by the town Aue in Erzgebirge.
It is dated 7 November 1923.
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