Help - German Bear Coin

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Does anyone know anything about this coin other than what the ebay description states
(date, denom., etc)??

German Bear Coin

Thanks in advance,
Larry

Preussen

Although these are listed in Notgeld (emergency money) references, they are actually streetcar tokens minted for the Nürnberg-Fürth line (early 1920s, I believe). There were 45 different designs made.

According to a reference I read years ago (by Richard Upton, I believe) the most interesting thing is that by the time the 20 Pfennig tokens were delivered, the fare had been raised, making them obsolete. The entire issue (10k sets, if I remember correctly) were sold to a German coin dealer. - Preussen

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Thanks for the info Preussen.

I am not doing tokens right now, however, if it does not get much higher I may bid on it.

Thanks again,
Larry