Germany, Westphalia 100 Mark 1922 - NGC MS63

GERMANY. Westphalia. 100 Mark. 1922.

- Value: 100 Mark.
- Year: 1922.
- Inscriptions: Obverse: FRH. WILH. V. FÜRST VON FÜRSTENBERG. Reverse: NOTGELD · PROVINCE OF WESTPHALIA · 100 MARK · 1922.
- Grade: MS63 BN (NGC).

Bronze coin issued as Notgeld by the Prussian Province of Westphalia in 1922, within the emergency coin series created to alleviate the growing shortage of cash during the economic crisis of the Weimar Republic. The obverse features the portrait of Franz Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, a prominent reformer, educator and statesman connected to the history of Westphalia, shown in profile with a sober and elegant modeling, surrounded by his name in Gothic script. The reverse shows the prancing horse, a traditional emblem of Westphalia, accompanied by the legend NOTGELD, the name of the province, the face value of 100 Mark and the date of issue. The specimen retains an attractive original brown color, corresponding to the BN designation, with well-defined relief, uniform surfaces and notable mint luster, features fully in line with the MS63 BN grade awarded by NGC. This issue precedes the million-mark denominations minted during the hyperinflation of 1923 and constitutes an important numismatic testimony to the progressive economic deterioration experienced by Germany in the early years of the Weimar Republic.

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