The Spendenmedaillen Deutsches Volksopfer Ruhr & Rhein (Donation Medals of the German People’s Relief for the Ruhr and Rhine) were issued in 1923 to support the Deutsches Volksopfer (German People’s Relief). The Deutsches Volksopfer was a fundraising campaign during the Weimar Republic to raise money to support people in the Ruhr region and along the Rhine, who were affected by the aftermath of World War I and inflation. The collected donations were used for various purposes, such as housing children from the Rhine and Ruhr regions and the medals served as a way to thank and commemorate the donors.