1923 Germany Token

Howray

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This is my first post. Just trying to find out what this coin/token is. It looks like play money or a token of some sort from Germany 1923. Anyone have any idea of what it is?

cacheman

Can't see the images or read the text...

love the "blue Moon coins" icon

lathmach

Although your picture cannot be brought up, what you have is most likely German emergency money, that was issued by about 70 different cities.
If you could get up a picture we could tell you for certain what it is.

Ray

Howray

zeebob

Welcome to the forum. Keep trying to edit the OP. At the moment the images don't load (at least for me) and the link labeled "Text" just takes me to "ftp://"

I'll check back latter to see if the OP is updated. I'm interested to see your coin.

Howray

I can't attach this any other way. It keeps saying file is over 50 KB, which is the limit i guess?

ormandh

Yes you must resize your picture so that it is only 50 kb. Good luck. -Dan

BillyKingsley

If you email it to me I will host it for you, put coin in the email title...My email is in my profile, click on the little glasses on the top right of my post

coinkat

I suspect it is Notgeld- is there a Horse on the side with a 1923 date and a portrait of Stein on the other side?

OzzyAndy

I'm waiting in anticipation to see what this is, have my Menzel's ready to look it up.

Does it have "Spiel geld" on it? If so, it is play money. Very likely an inflation token being that it's 1923 (look up German hyperinflation).

Andy

Howray

It has a picture of an Indian on one side with the date and "Germany" on it. The reverse side is an "Eagle"?? Or at least it looks like an eagle. Also states "in god we trust" on the eagle side. I'm waiting to hear back from Billy Kingsley. He said he'd host the pics I sent him.

BillyKingsley

Here are the pictures...sorry it took me so long, I posted right before going to bed last night

Sapyx

It's play money with a design clearly derived from the American gold coins and presumably sold in America, though apparently it was made in Germany.

The word "Germany" is only used in the English language; it never appears on any coin or token actually for use in Germany or by German-speakers. The German word for "Germany" is Deutschland, and it is this word or a related word (eg. Deutsches Reich) that appears on official German coins.

"1923" can probably be taken as a reasonably accurate date of manufacture.

lathmach

Right, as Sapyx notes, this is play money used in games.
It's called Spiel Marke.

Ray

Howray

Thanks Bill Kingsley for posting this for me. I guess it's not a "million dollar coin" as I suspected. Thanks everyone for your help with the description also.

DorkGirl

OzzyAndy

i quite like it, a bit odd having Germany written on a coin though.

lordmarcovan

That's a pretty cool spielmarke token.

Interesting how it mimics the Pratt design used on US gold $2.50 and $5.00 coins of the period (though raised instead of incuse).

Howray

It belonged to my Uncle who was in the service in Germany for a while. I enjoy the history of these items more than anything else.

Becky, thanks for the Welcome!!!