10 Hundertstel Gutschriftsmarke 1923 Germany Schleswig - Holstein Gold-Girobank

token issued by Gold-Girobank of Schleswig-Holstein province. In 1923, hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic caused a shortage of circulating money, prompting banks to issue such credit tokens for a short period (one year). Gold-Girobank used them as state notgeld for local settlements during the post-WWI economic crisis. obverse: inscription “Gold-Girobank Schleswig Holstein A.-G. 10 Hundertstel Gutschriftsmarke”, reverse: coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein province, aluminum 27mm, 1.64g; Menzel: 19296.2