1921 AD., Germany, Notgeld, city of Kempen, 450th anniversary death of Thomas à Kempis commemorative, 50 Pfennig, Funck 241.1.

Germany, Notgeld, city of Kempen (Rhein), 450th anniversary death of Thomas à Kempis commemorative, 1921 AD.,
50 Pfennig (ø 24 mm / 5,04 g), steel (magnetic), 5,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage ? (unknown but common), axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: THOMAS A KEMPIS / 1471 - 1921 , Thomas à Kempis seated right, holding feather and a book, dates flanking.
Rev.: STADT KEMPEN - RHEIN / 50 PFG. / * , city arms, value and six-pointed star below.
Menzel 6999.1 ; Funck 241.1 .

Year / Mintage
1921 / ?

Thomas à Kempis, C.R.S.A. (Thomas van Kempen or Thomas Hemerken or Haemerken, litt. "small hammer"; c. 1380 – 25 July 1471) was a German canon regular of the late medieval period and the most probable author of The Imitation of Christ, which is one of the best known Christian books on devotion. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", his hometown, and in German he is known as Thomas von Kempen.

Kempen is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km northwest of Düsseldorf, and 20 km east of Venlo.