Germany, Soest (city, Westfalen province), Notgeld, 1920 AD.,
25 Pfennig (ø 22,5 mm / 1,27 g), aluminium, ? g. theor. mint weight, mintage ? ,axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: (rosette) STADT ∙ ∙ ∙ SOEST (rosette) / SASASASA... - SASASASA... / 19 - 20 , view of the Osthofentor (a medieval city gate) in Soest, key-hole in closed door, city name and date divided by the gate.
Rev.: SVSVSVSVSVSVSVSVSVSV..... / {HS} / 25 / ∙PFG∙ / Æ , city coat of arms (a key) center top above value in center circle, surrounded by text band and elaborate border and designs, monograms above and below.
Funck 504.6 ; L. 489.6 .
Year / Mintage
1920 / ?
Soest is a city of almost 50,000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located near the Ruhr river along the old Hellweg trade route. Formerly the capital of Westfalen, today it is the capital of the Soest District.
Although the city is first mentioned in historical writings around 836 AD, archeological evidence suggests that the fertile loess soil of the area has supported human settlements for more than 4000 years. By the middle ages Soest had grown to an important city of almost 10.000 residents and member of the trading alliance known as the Hanseatic League.
After a successful war of independence in the mid 15th century against the Bishop of Cologne, Soest aligned itself with the Duke of Cleves until the last of that line died and the city was passed to Brandenburg. Once the largest city in Westfalen, Soest suffered greatly during the Thirty Years War losing a large percentage of the population to war and disease. In 1816, Prussia created the Soest district with the city of Soest as its capital.
Eventually industrialization crept through the Ruhr area but largely passed Soest by. This may be the reason why the city emerged from two world wars relatively unscathed compared to other cities in the region. After World War II Soest became a garrison for Canadian, British and Belgian soldiers.
Soest, like most other German cities, issued notgeld during and after World War I. The city issued several series of coinage in zinc (1917) and aluminum (1920).
more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soest,_Germany
The Osthofentor a remaining part of the town’s original walled medieval fortifications. It is a former city gate (of ten), built with local sandstone in during 1523 til 1526.
more on https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osthofentor or https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osthofentor
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