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0,42 Mark Gold
| Issuer | Stadt Heidelberg (City of Heidelberg) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | STADT HEIDELBERG 0,42 MARK GOLD = 1/10 Dollar ZAHLT DIE STADT HEIDELBERG AN DEN EINLIEFERER DIESES SCHEINS HEIDELBERG, 10. NOVEMBER 1923 DER OBERBÜRGERMEISTER NUR MIT TROCKENSTEMPEL GÜLTIG |
| Reverse description | Dark blue letterpress reverse with a fine guilloche-patterned border and corner rosette ornaments composed of oak-leaf sprays. The denomination '0,42 MARK GOLD' is repeated four times around the outer margin in a rotational layout. A plain rectangular text panel in the centre carries the three-clause redemption conditions in Gothic script, headed by the authorisation statement of the Reichsminister der Finanzen. A red serial number is printed in the lower left corner. |
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The 0.42 Mark Gold denomination is a direct artifact of the stabilization period that followed Germany's hyperinflation collapse. When the Rentenmark was introduced in November 1923, municipalities scrambling to maintain functional local exchange issued fractional Goldmark-denominated Notgeld as a transitional instrument. The precise figure — 0.42 — almost certainly reflects a calculated equivalence to a specific older coin or fare denomination rather than an arbitrary choice.
The dry seal was the city's substitute for a printed security feature, adding administrative legitimacy where the printing budget allowed nothing more sophisticated.