When metal for coins became scarce during the first world war, the Reichsbank let German towns print their own cash. While the central bank might have hoped only to alleviate a cash crunch, it ended up unleashing a wave of creativity. The richly decorated and colourful notes, known as Notgeld or “emergency money”, are currently on display in the British Museum’s money gallery, a spectacular record of a turbulent time.
第一次世界大戰期間，鑄造硬幣的金屬變得稀缺，德意志帝國銀行(Reichsbank)于是允許德國的城鎮自行印制鈔票。盡管這家央行可能只是希望緩解現金短缺危機，卻沒想到此舉釋放了一波創造力。這些設計華麗、色彩繽紛的紙幣被稱為“緊急狀態幣”(Notgeld)，目前正在大英博物館(British Museum)的金錢展廳展出，是一段動蕩時期的精彩記錄。
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