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1/2 Mark Verein Naturschutzpark/Heidepark
| Issuer | Verein Naturschutzpark e.V., Stuttgart |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Hilfsschein des Vereins Naturschutzpark e.V. Sitz Stuttgart Gutschein über FÜNFZIG PFENNIG Gültig nur in den Gaststätten d. Vereins Naturschutzpark in Wilsede u. in Niederhaverbeck, Kreis Soltau (Hannover) bis 31. Dezember 1921 für die Einlösung bis 31. Dezember 1921 bürgt die Geschäftsstelle des Vereins Naturschutzpark e.V. Sitz Stuttgart Pfizersstraße 5 Nachahmung strafbar "Erhaltet dem deutschen Volk den Heidepark" |
| Reverse description | The entire face is occupied by a bold two-colour woodcut-style vignette in dark brown and green, illustrating a dramatic confrontation between a hunter and two large wild boars. The denomination ½ MARK appears in Fraktur lettering within circular cartouches at the upper left and upper right corners. Below the central vignette, a two-column verse in Fraktur script recounts the legend of the poacher Eibig, born at Steinbeck in the Hannover region. |
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The Verein Naturschutzpark was a German conservation society founded in 1909 with the explicit goal of preserving large tracts of the Lüneburg Heath from agricultural and industrial encroachment. By 1921, postwar inflation had eaten so deeply into small-denomination coinage that even a nature reserve needed its own emergency money — this Notgeld was almost certainly intended for use within the Heidepark itself, functioning as a self-contained scrip for visitors and staff.
The dual name in the series designation reflects the organization's twin concerns: the broader conservation mission and the specific park operation. Notgeld issued by non-municipal bodies in this period is considerably less common than town-issued pieces.