Most excellent guaranteed original 1918 Hindenburg Kriegsgeld (War Money) banknote from his hometown of Duren, which is depicted on back. An ornate and finely engraved piece of currency in perfect condition!
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Paul von Hindenburg,
the great German statesman and Generalfeldmarschall (German title for field
marshal), was born in the middle of the 19th century in the Kingdom of Prussia
into an aristocratic family. From his childhood, he was ingrained with the love
for his fatherland. At the age of 18, he began his career as a second lieutenant,
serving his country for the next 46 years with integrity and honor before
retiring as a general of the Infantry at 64. But as the First World War broke
out, he was recalled to duty at the age 67, eventually being promoted to the
post of the Chief of the General Staff at the age of 69. Hailed as a national
hero for winning the Battle of Tannenbereven, he remained equally popular even
after Germany lost the war. At the age of 78, he was elected as the second
President of Weimar Republic, as the government of Germany was then known, and
served his country with veracity until his death at the age of 87. But during
his second term as the president, he was forced by circumstances to appoint
Adolf Hitler as the Chancellor and thus unknowingly became instrumental in the
rise of the Nazi Party in Germany