The revolt was lead by Gaius Julius Civilis (sometimes called Claudius Civilis) who gathered Celtic tribes from Gallia Belgica and some Germanic tribes to his cause. Two legions under Mummius Lupercus were defeated at Castra Vetera (Xanten) as depicted on the notgeld. Unfortunately, for the Batavians, that was not the end. After these initial successes, a massive Roman army led by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis forced the Gauls and mutinous troops into submission. Civilis was eventually defeated at Augusta Treverorum (Trier) and Castra Vetera, and forced to withdraw to the island of the Batavians. He finally came to an agreement with Cerialis whereby his countrymen obtained certain advantages, and resumed amicable relations with Rome.
Last month I had the fortune to visit Xanten in Germany. Xanten used to be a large Roman town. Here is some notgeld I got recently in connection with Xanten and its Roman past. In this case how a Germanic tribe (the Batavi), attempted to revolt against the Romans around 69-70 AD. The revolt was lead by Gaius Julius Civilis (sometimes called Claudius Civilis) who gathered Celtic tribes from Gallia Belgica and some Germanic tribes to his cause. Two legions under Mummius Lupercus were defeated at Castra Vetera (Xanten) as depicted on the notgeld. Unfortunately, for the Batavians, that was not the end. After these initial successes, a massive Roman army led by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis forced the Gauls and mutinous troops into submission. Civilis was eventually defeated at Augusta Treverorum (Trier) and Castra Vetera, and forced to withdraw to the island of the Batavians. He finally came to an agreement with Cerialis whereby his countrymen obtained certain advantages, and resumed amicable relations with Rome. Between AD 69 and 70, the Batavi, a Germanic tribe located on the delta of the river Rhine, lead a revolt against the Romans in that region of the Empire. It was lead by Gaius Julius Civilis (sometimes called Claudius Civilis) who gathered Celtic tribes from Gallia Belgica and some Germanic tribes to his cause. Two legions under Mummius Lupercus were defeated at Castra Vetera (just as depicted on the notgeld). Unfortunately, for the Batavians, that was not the end. After these initial successes, a massive Roman army led by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis forced the Gauls and mutinous troops into submission. Civilis was eventually defeated at Augusta Treverorum (Trier) and Castra Vetera, and forced to withdraw to the island of the Batavians. He finally came to an agreement with Cerialis whereby his countrymen obtained certain advantages, and resumed amicable relations with Rome.
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This is a fun one. It tells the story of a country reeve from the village of Auerbach that was in search of a rare dish. Each notgeld is numbered on the lower right. That old adage is true - a way to a man's heart is through his stomach! LOL.
Got this set of notgeld today from the town of Bismark, Germany. It tells the story of the ruin with the strange name "Goldene Laus" (Golden Louse). A legend tells that a giant louse was held captive in the tower, tied to a golden chain. She had to be fed a pound of meat and watered with wine daily. This set of notgeld implies that it was a ploy by the clergy to get free food.
Between 1346 and 1356, the Great Plague claimed an estimated 25 million lives - a third of the European population at the time. In 1350, near the little town of Bismark, apparently a cross suddenly fell from heaven, so a church was built on the spot. Every year, there was a great pilgrimage and crowds of pilgrims visited to "Bismarke" around the middle of the 14th century to receive protection and healing from a miraculous cross. This of course, brought in lots of money for the church. Depictions of Zeppelins or other airships on German Notgeld (Emergency Money) issued by various local authorities during or shortly after the Great War.
The Zeppelin company was based out of Friedrichschafen on the Bodensee (Lake Constance). In contrast to the Zeppelins, the Parsevals were non-rigid or semi-rigid airships. One of these is shown on a note from Bitterfeld. What is notgeld you ask? It is German emergency money that was issued between 1914 and 1923 when there was a shortage of small coinage. These depicted many subjects, such as local buildings, local scenery and folklore, as well as politics. Many were released in series of 6, 8, or more notes of the same denomination, and tell a short story, with often whimsical illustrations. The ones below are some from my collection. I particularly like the one with the guy with the turned out pockets! The above set is from the city of Lübeck, which is located east of Hamburg on the Baltic Sea. The script on these notes is not in standard German, but in the local language or old German. I had my cousin in Holland, who speaks several languages (including German) try translating these. Click on each one to see what they say. If you speak this language and can provide a better translation, please let me know at v a 3 n g c @ g m a i l . c o m. The two pieces of notgeld above are from the German city of Neustrelitz, approximately a 100 km north of Berlin. These pieces appear to be a commentary on the lack of real money.
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AuthorCharles Baetsen holds a Bachelor and a Master's degree in Engineering Physics from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Archives
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