State: Germany, Weimar Republic
Issuer: Bad Ems (city) (HN / RP) Stadt
Location of issue: Bad Ems (city)
Date of issue: 18.11.1918 AD., valid til 31.12.1920
Value: 10 Pfennig
Size: 71 x 43 mm
Material: paper
Watermark: Hakenmäander
Serial : L
Serial no. : 65284
Signature: (1)
Printer: H. Chr. Sommer, Bad Ems
Obv.: / / / …. , city crest.
Rev.: Gültigkeit bis 31. Dez. 20 verlängert / / / …. , city view in the Nahe river valley with surrounding hills, Emser Kränchen local mineral water bottles flanking.
References: Grabowski E19.4a ; Tieste 1715.05.15 .
Bad Ems is a town in Rheinland Pfalz, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Rhein-Lahn rural district and is well known as a spa on the river Lahn. Bad Ems is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (administrative community) Bad Ems-Nassau. The town has around 9,000 inhabitants.
The town was first mentioned in official documents in 880 and received its town charter in 1324. The Counts of Nassau and Katzenelnbogen rebuilt the bath and used it together with other noble visitors. In the 17th and 18th centuries Bad Ems was considered one of Germany's most famous bathing resorts. It reached its heyday in the 19th century when it welcomed visitors from all over the world and became the summer residence of various European monarchs and artists.
Natural Ems salt is produced from local mineral water. The spring's mineral water, noted for its very high mineral content, is also marketed separately for drinking and inhalation purposes; when inhaled using a vaporizer, the water has a beneficial effect on sore throats.
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