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Image 1 — Ruhr u. Rhein F-641.3 1923 500 Million Mark
Image 2 — Ruhr u. Rhein F-641.3 1923 500 Million Mark
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Ruhr u. Rhein F-641.3 1923 500 Million Mark

Ruhr u. Rhein F-641.3 1923 500 Million Mark, Gold washed, lettered NOTGELD on rim.

These coins were not intended for general circulation. They were produced in protest to French and Belgian non-white occupational troops. Produced by Georg Kolbe, Berlin.

Historical Context
The presence of these non-white colonial soldiers from Africa, and Asia on German soil triggered a massive, racially charged German and international propaganda campaign known as the "Schwarze Schmach" or the "Black Horror on the Rhine," which heavily exaggerated both the total number of Black troops present and their conduct.

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u/stevesvoice — 4 days ago
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Well... German colonial flags series (part 1)

  1. Deutsch Ostafrika

  2. Deutsch Kamerun

  3. Deutsch Südwestafrika

  4. Deutsch Togoland

  5. New Guinea's company

  6. Alternative flag of German Empire

  7. German Chad

  8. German Marshall Islands

  9. German Samoa

  10. Deutsch Kiautschou (Quingdao)

  11. Land of Kaiser Vilhelm (Northeast Papua-New Guinea)

  12. German Ivory coast

  13. German Madagascar

  14. Neu-Prußen (New Prussia, colony in America)

  15. German Concession in Yantai

  16. German Liberia

  17. Neuschwabia (German Antarctic)

  18. German Mexico (colony somewhere in Yucatan)

  19. German Cochinchina

  20. Union of German Concessions in China.

u/wardenaxolotl11 — 6 days ago
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German colonial flags (and other German flags) part 3.

  1. German Belgium

  2. German Antarctic Territories

  3. German Korea

  4. German Kenya

  5. Bavaria

  6. Oldenburg

  7. Hannover

  8. Baden

  9. Hessen

  10. Prussia

  11. Mecklenburg

  12. Saxony

u/wardenaxolotl11 — 6 days ago
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German colonial flags pt. 2

  1. Indochinese union

  2. Deutsch Mittleafrika (Congo)

  3. German Dahomey

  4. German Gabon

  5. German Ubangi-Shari

  6. German Tonkin

  7. German Annam

  8. German Laos

  9. Deutsch Belize

  10. Deutsch Protektorat der Krim

  11. German Ukraine

  12. German Poland

  13. German Belarus

  14. German Newfoundland

  15. German Sri-Lanka

  16. German Hawaii

  17. German Surinam

  18. German Südland (Australia)

  19. German Bengal

  20. German West-indies

u/wardenaxolotl11 — 6 days ago
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1901 poster advertising a "Samoa Exhibition" featuring Samoan performers in Germany. The German text reads "Unsere neuen Landsleute" (Our new compatriots) and "Ausstellung Samoa" (Samoa Exhibition)

The price listed on the poster is 10 Pfennig.

u/elnovorealista2000 — 12 days ago
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M1900 khaki tropical uniform and helmet with neckshade from the East Asian Expeditionary Corps (Ostasiatische Expeditionskorps) On display at the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr in Dresden, Germany

Credit to Chris Dale.

u/elnovorealista2000 — 12 days ago
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The German Imperial Naval Academy (Marineakademie) at Kiel, was the higher education institution of the Imperial German Navy, Kaiserliche Marine, where naval officers were prepared for service in the higher levels of command, from 1872 until 1910

u/elnovorealista2000 — 12 days ago
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East African Askaris during the latter stages of the East African Campaign during 1916-1918

These eyewitness water colour paintings show East African Askaris wearing a mixture of Schutztruppe, captured and improvised uniforms, equipment and weaponry.

Their ragged appearance is brought vividly to life in this evocative series of watercolours by W. Rehfeld published as "Bilder vom Kriege in Deutsch-Ostafrika".

This entire collection can be seen at the Reichskolonialamt website. Illustrations by W. Rehfeld at Reichskolonialamt.

Learn more on the Reichskolonialamt.

Learn more on the uniform of the East African Schutztruppe.

u/elnovorealista2000 — 11 days ago