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Notgeld Cassel 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Cassel. Cassel (since 1926 officially Kassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in
northern Hesse in west-central Germany. The city
has today about 195,000 inhabitants.
History of Cassel
The city's name is derived from the ancient Castellum Cattorum, a castle of the Chatti,
a German tribe that has lived in the area since Roman times.
Cassel as such is first mentioned in 913 as the place where two deeds were signed by king
Conrad I. The place was called Chasella and was a fortification. A deed from 1189 certifies
that Cassel had city rights.
In 1567 the Dutchy of Hesse, until then centered in Marburg, was divided among four sons,
with Hesse-Cassel becoming one of its successor states. Cassel was its capital and became
a centre of Calvinist Protestantism in Germany. In the late 18th century Hesse-Kassel became
infamous for selling mercenaries (Hessians) to the British
crown to help suppress the American Revolution.
In the early 19th century it was annexed by Napoleon and, in 1807 became the
capital of the short-lived Kingdom of Westphalia under Napoleon's brother Jérôme.
Having sided with Austria in the
Austro-Prussian War for
supremacy in Germany, the principality was annexed by Prussia in 1866.
Find out more about Inflation Notgeld.
500,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cassel.
It is dated 20. August 1923.
50 Million Mark
This note was issued by Handelskammer Cassel (chamber of commerce in Cassel).
It is dated 24. September 1923.
100 Million Mark
This note was issued by Handelskammer Cassel (chamber of commerce in Cassel).
It is dated 24. September 1923.
10 Billion Mark
This note was issued by Handelskammer Cassel (chamber of commerce in Cassel).
It is dated 25. October 1923.
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