Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 16 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Germany Banknote Collection 63 63 Germany. Reichsbanknote, 1910 to 1923, Issued Banknote Collection. Germany, 1910 to 1923. Lot of 47 Issued Banknotes ranging from VG to AU or better condition. A varied group of German banknotes issued between 1910 and 1923, spanning the late Imperial era through the Weimar hyperinflation period. Included are numerous denominations from early 1–1000 Mark issues to the rapidly escalating 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, and Million-Mark notes of 1922–23. Designs feature classic Reichsbank portraits, ornate borders, and the distinctive typography of the inflation years. This grouping provides an excellent overview of Germany’s monetary collapse and note-printing evolution during the period. Condition ranges from circulated to crisp, clean examples, offering broad appeal for collectors, dealers, or educational displays. (47). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $130-260 Germany - Notgeld 64 64 Germany. Friedrichsthal-Saar, Deutsch Piekar, Deutsch Eylau & Dessau, 1914 Municipal Notgeld (Gutscheine) Germany, 1914. Group of four early First World War municipal Notgeld issues, all shown here by their original fronts and backs as photographed; Friedrichsthal-Saar (Saar district), Gutschein über Fünf Mark, valid until 1 December 1914, printed on distinctive red paper and bearing the municipal seal of Friedrichsthal-Saar, representing a higher-denomination emergency issue intended to offset severe coin shortages at the outbreak of war; Deutsch Piekar (Upper Silesia), Gutschein über 1 Mark, serial number 2726, dated 6 August 1914 and valid until 30 September 1914, issued and signed by the Gemeindevorsteher, with plain typography typical of the earliest emergency paper money; Deutsch Eylau (East Prussia; present-day Iława, Poland), Gutschein über 1 Mark, dated 1914, issued by the Magistrat der Stadt Dt. Eylau, featuring the patriotic inscription “Gott mit uns!” and hand-applied signatures; Dessau (Duchy of Anhalt), Gutschein über Eine Mark, serial number 3910, dated August 1914, issued by the municipal Magistrat with official stamps and signatures. All four are genuine pre-inflation emergency notes intended strictly for temporary local circulation during the first months of the war; the condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF condition or better. �� Est. $130-180 65 65 Germany. Weiden, Witten, Wiesbaden, Zweibrücken & Cottbus, 1916–1919 Municipal Notgeld Germany, 1916–1919. Group of 10 municipal Notgeld notes, issued during the later First World War and immediate postwar period to alleviate persistent shortages of official coinage; Weiden (Bavaria), three Gutscheine, Fünfzig Pfennig, dated 1916, 1917 and 1918, issued by the Stadtgemeinde Weiden, featuring ornate engraved designs, 2 with town views and matching reverses; Witten (Westphalia), two small-format Gutscheine, 1 Pfennig and 2 Pfennig, dated November 1919, plainly printed emergency issues authorized by the municipal Magistrat; Wiesbaden (Hesse), Gutschein über Fünfundzwanzig Pfennig, dated September 1919, with decorative civic motif and official stamping; Zweibrücken (Palatinate), Gutschein über Fünfzig Pfennig, dated 20 February 1917, issued by the city administration with redemption text on reverse; Cottbus (Brandenburg), four higher-denomination Gutscheine, 5, 10, 20, and 50 Mark, dated 1918–1919, bold multi-color designs reflecting inflationary pressures at the close of the war. All are genuine municipal emergency issues rather than later souvenir Notgeld; condition ranges from VF to Uncirculated condition or better. �� Est. $100-150 Greece 66 66 Greece. Bank of Greece, ND (1945), Issued Banknote. Greece, ND (1945). 500 Drachmai, P-171a, Issued Banknote, Green on m/c underprint with portrait of Capodistrias at left, Back is green and yellow with building at center, S/N TH.12- 351272, PMG graded About Uncirculated 55, BWC. �� Est. $75-120