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Notgeld Frankenthal 1923
This page contains Notgeld banknotes that were issued in 1923 by the municipalities of
Frankenthal. Frankenthal is a city in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate). Today is has a population of about 47.000.
History of Frankenthal
First mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustian seminary was build, the ruin still stands today in the center of the town.
In the second half of the 16th century, people from the Netherlands persecuted for their religious belief settled in Frankenthal. They were industrious and art loving people who brought economic prosperity to the town. Some of them were important carpet weavers, jewellers and artists whose "Frankenthaler Malerschule" (Frankenthal school of painting) acquired some fame. In 1577 the settlement was raised to the status as a town by the count palatine Johann Casimir.
In 1600 Frankenthal was converted to a fortress. 1621 Spanish siege during the Thirty Years' War, occupation by troops of different alliances, the crafts and the trade are ruined. 1682 reconstruction. And 1689 again burnt to the ground by French troops in the war of the Palatinate and Orleans.
1750: Under the rule of elector (Kurfürst) Karl Theodor becomes a town of factories. Even mulberry trees are planted for silk production. 1755 - 1800 Frankenthal porcelain factory. 1797 under French patronage; from 1816 onwards under Bavarian rule. 1859 beginning of rapid industrial expansion.
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1 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Frankenthal.
It is dated 3 August 1923.
5 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Frankenthal.
It is dated 3 August 1923.
50 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Frankenthal.
It is dated 3 August 1923.
100 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Frankenthal.
It is dated 3 August 1923.
500 Million Mark
This note was issued by the town Frankenthal.
It is dated 3 August 1923.
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