Wehrmacht Verrechnungs Schein 50 Reichs Pfenning bank note

Verrechnungsschein für die Deutsche Wehrmacht. 50 Reichspfenning. Used condition. 12x6cm.

Military currency used in occupied countries (and forbidden to be used in Germany) by the soldiers of the Wehrmacht to “pay” local people for goods needed by the soldiers. In the occupied countries all banks were forced to accept these notes by decree and they could be exchanged for local currency.