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1/2 Mark - Horst-Emscher

Issuer Municipality of Horst-Emscher
Year 1917
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Value 1/2 Mark
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Obverse lettering ✦ GEMEINDE HORST-EMSCHER ✦ 1/2 MARK KRIEGS- NOTGELD 1917
Reverse description A continuous pearl border frames the entire field. Centrally placed is the elaborate municipal coat of arms of Horst-Emscher, featuring a heraldic lion rampant within a quartered shield, surrounded by ornate baroque cartouche scrollwork with acanthus-style volutes extending to either side and a fleur-de-lis finial surmounting the composition. No legend or inscription appears on this face.
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Mintage 1917
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