Help, please, with a portrait

[villa66]

This portrait seems somewhat odd on a Deutsche coin, but probably it’s only because I don’t know enough. Can anyone please provide information on this piece of WWI emergency money—particularly about its portrait, which to me seems very African?

Any help would be much appreciated...

v.

[ischbierra]

Hallo villa,
the african man is Saint Mauritius. It ist the coat of arm from Coburg.
ischbierra

[KarlAntonMartini]

http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... 0725120053
Grüße, KarlAntonMartini

[villa66]

Vielen Dank, ischbierra und KAM. I read about Coburg and St. Mauritius for an hour and learned--again--how little of the world I know. Thanks!

v.

[Münz-Goofy]

villa66,
unless you need a reference to this coin, here is one. In the catalogue of Peter Menzel "Deutschsprachige Notmunzen und Geldersatzmarken", 2nd issue 2005, it is listed as Me#4577.4 (iron, 20.5 mm diameter, minted by L. Christian Lauer, Nuremberg).
regards
MG

[villa66]

Thanks very much, MG, for the cataloging help. A good notgeld catalog is at the very top of my (book) wish-list. One of these days...

v.

[ischbierra]

one of these days - a musik from Pink Floyd: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIHip7DsQPI
regards
ischbierra