“Bielefelder Stoffgeld“ or cloth money of Bielefeld
Across Germany emergency money or notgeld was produced by hundreds of different cities and towns. A handful of these places decided that their notes would highlight the unique trades for which their town or city was best known. From an availability standpoint, paper was the obvious choice as it was cheap and plentiful.
Bielefeld was a well known center for the production of linen, velvet and silk. To this end they decided to highlight their trades by printing on woven materials. This was referred to as “Stoffgeld”.or cloth money. Many examples were elaborately embroidered and quickly became collectors pieces, this in turn had the effect that people from outside the region were investing in these special notes and this in turn saw the city bank becoming ever wealthier from outide investment. The borders of the notes were often printed with advertising for local companies and this again was also a revenue source for the bank. Well ahead of their times in terms of advertising smarts.
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