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½ Mark
| Issuer | Gemeinde Stroebeck (Municipality of Ströbeck, Prussian province of Saxony) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | ½ Mark |
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| Obverse description | Yellow field enclosed by a double black border bears a central vignette of a jester figure astride a large black-and-white chequered sphere, holding two diamond-shaped chess pieces aloft. Denomination and issuer inscriptions occupy the lower left and right panels respectively, with issue and expiry dates below. |
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| Reverse description | Pink and black chequered field in the style of a chess board carries a satirical polychrome vignette titled "Das Narren-Matt" (The Fool's Mate), showing a prostrate Uncle Sam figure draped in an American flag, surrounded by golden chess pieces. Diagonal banners inscribed with political slogans cross the composition. |
| Reverse lettering | DAS NARREN-MATT. DAS IST EIN MATT IN 2 ZÜGEN! HEXPUNKTE! ENTWAFFNUNG VERFASSUNGS-ÄNDERUNG |
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