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1,05 Mark Gold
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Landau (Pfalz) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Obverse description | Yellow-tinted notgeld voucher with a guilloche underprint visible through the centre. The issuer's name, 'Die Stadtgemeinde LANDAU (Pfalz)', is set in bold letterpress at the top, followed by the redemption clause 'zahlt gegen diesen Gutschein dem Einlieferer'. The denomination '1,05 Mark Gold' is printed in large bold type at centre, with the dollar equivalent '= 1/4 Dollar' and the written-out value 'eine Mark und fünf Pfennig Gold gleich ein viertel Dollar' below; the date 'LANDAU, den 6. November 1923' and the mayoral signature appear at lower right, with a circular official municipality stamp at lower left and a vertical validity strip along the left margin reading 'Umlauffähig im ganzen Regierungsbezirk Pfalz. Gültig bis 1. April 1924'. |
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| Reverse description | Plain cream paper with a decorative border of interlocking geometric ornaments framing the entire reverse. The issuer name 'Stadtgemeinde Landau.' is set in large bold letterpress at the top, with the denomination repeated in the upper corners as '1,05 Mk. Gold.' on each side. Two paragraphs of redemption and validity conditions are printed in smaller letterpress text, specifying encashment at the Stadtkasse and the städtische Sparkasse Landau in Mark Reichswährung at the official Berlin dollar exchange rate, and the condition of invalidity if not presented within one month of public notice prior to 1 April 1924. The foot of the note carries the denomination line '1,05 Mk. Gold = 1/4 Dollar.' with a partial circular municipality stamp. |
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Landau in der Pfalz was one of dozens of German municipalities that issued Goldmark-denominated Notgeld during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsmark had become functionally worthless. The odd denomination — 1,05 Mark Gold rather than a round figure — was deliberate: it reflected the exact equivalent value being guaranteed, often tied to a specific commodity or postal rate calculation, a common device used to give the notes a credibility that round numbers lacked.
The watermarked paper distinguishes this from the cheaper emergency issues of the same period. Municipal gold-denominated Notgeld was formally invalidated after the Rentenmark stabilization in November 1923.