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Notgeld Cologne / Köln 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Cologne (Köln). Cologne is the fourth largest city in Germany, with a population close to 1 million. It is one of
the most important German inland ports, and considered the economic, cultural, and historic capital of the Rhineland.
Cologne is located in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its location at the intersection of the Rhine
river with one of the major trade routes between eastern and western Europe was the foundation of Cologne's
commercial importance. In the Middle Ages it also became an ecclesiastical centre of significance and an important
centre of arts and education.
History of Cologne
Cologne became a city in 50 A.D., had a bishop as early as 313, and, in 785, became the seat of an archbishop.
The Archbishop of Cologne was one of the seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire. He ruled a large area as a
secular lord in the Middle Ages, but in 1288 he was defeated by the Cologne citizens and forced to move to
Bonn. Cologne was a member of the Hanseatic League, but became a free city officially only by 1475.
Cologne lost its free status, and regained its archbishopric during the French period, and, in 1815, at the
Congress of Vienna was made part of the kingdom of Prussia. Cologne became an industrial city, and the
current cathedral, started in 1248 but abandoned in the mid-1500s, was eventually finished in 1880.
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Cologne incorporated numerous surrounding towns, and by the
time of World War I had already grown to 600,000 inhabitants.
In World War II, it was repeatedly bombed, and
much of the city was in ruins. It took some time to rebuild the city, but afterwards it grew again, and, in
1975, reached 1 million inhabitants for about one year.
Find out more about Inflation Notgeld.
Many of the Notgeld bills show the signature of the major of cologne
Konrad Adenauer, who later became the first
chancellor of the
Federal Republic of Germany.
100 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 12 September 1922.
5,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 1 February 1923.
10,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 1 February 1923.
50,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 2 July 1923.
100,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 15 July 1923.
500,000 Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 1 August 1923.
2 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 1 August 1923.
10 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 9 August 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 15 August 1923.
50 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 15 August 1923.
20 Million Mark (Reihe B)
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 24 August 1923.
20 Million Mark (Reihe C)
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 24 August 1923.
100 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 10 September 1923.
200 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 14 September 1923.
1 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 18 September 1923.
500 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 20 September 1923.
5 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 20 September 1923.
20 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is undated.
100 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 26 October 1923.
200 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 26 October 1923.
150 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 27 October 1923.
250 Billion Mark
This note was issued by the town Cologne (Köln).
It is dated 29 October 1923.
Misc Notgeld Cologne 1923
Please check also emergency money issued by the
Reichsbahn - branch Cologne.
2 Million Mark
This note was issued by the Vereinigung von Banken und Bankiers in Rheinland und Westfalen (association of the banks and bankers of the Rhein area and Westfalen).
It is dated 17 August 1923.
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