Schleiz issued this porcelain notgeld in 1922 as Germany's postwar inflation made metal coinage economically unviable — the raw material cost of a metal coin routinely exceeded its face value. The Meissen and Volkstedt porcelain works in Thuringia supplied blanks to numerous municipalities during this period, making the region a natural center for ceramic emergency currency. Brown-glazed pieces from Schleiz are among the less commonly encountered color variants in this denomination.
Schleiz issued this porcelain notgeld in 1922 as Germany's postwar inflation made metal coinage economically unviable — the raw material cost of a metal coin routinely exceeded its face value. The Meissen and Volkstedt porcelain works in Thuringia supplied blanks to numerous municipalities during this period, making the region a natural center for ceramic emergency currency. Brown-glazed pieces from Schleiz are among the less commonly encountered color variants in this denomination.