Free State of Bottleneck
Unrecognized state (1919-1923)
Location: Western Germany
Capital City: Lorch
Government type: Republic
Main languages: German
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1919: The region of the Rhineland cut off from the rest of Germany by French and American occupation zones establishes itself as an independent republic
1923: State abolished when the French occupation zone expands to include Lorch
Currency
Mark (1919-1923)
1 Mark = 100 Pfennig
Banknotes from Bottleneck in the collection
•50 Pfennig, 1921 (DeNG#815.3)