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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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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