1919-1924 AD., Germany, Büdingen district (Hesse)10 Pfennig, Notgeld issue, Funck 63.1.

Deutschland, Notgeld, Hessen, Kreis Büdingen (Oberhessen), 1919-24 AD.,
10 Pfennig (19 mm / 3,02 g), Zink,
Obv.: drei Kornähren - three stalks of grain.
Rev.: 10 / KREIS / BÃœDINGEN / OBERHESSEN , vierzeilig.
Funck 63.1 ; Menzel 3954.01 .

Undated issue of the German district around the town of Büdingen, meant to be used as small change during the hard times after WWI. The reverse of the coin reads 'Kreis Büdingen Oberhessen' roughly translated as 'Büdingen county, upper Hesse'. Büdingen is a located in the damp southwestern foothills of the Vogelsberg Mountains in the German State of Hesse.
Human settlements were in the area well before 700 AD. The town began in earnest with the construction of the moated castle in the 12th century and the development of a new settlement around it. The castle would become the nucleus of the town, granted the privilege of being a free imperial town in 1170.
After the defeat of the Swedes in the battle of Noerdlingen in 1634, Büdingen castle and town were taken and looted by the imperial troops. The counts of Ysenburg fled to nearby Hanau and the county was occupied by the Landgraf of Hesse-Darmstadt. The counts would not be restored until the signing of the Westphalian Peace Treaty in 1648.
Today Büdingen is a modern town steeped in history, its castle and its numerous medieval-era buildings nestled in the green foothills make it an ideal place to visit. The castle, having escaped destruction and having never been rebuilt or significantly remodeled, remains relatively unchanged from its original form.
Büdingen became a garrison town in 1936. After WWII American troops were stationed there from 1945 until 2007 when they withdrew ending Büdingen's 71 years as a military garrison.