Catalog
1.50 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Jever (Sparkasse der Stadt Jever) |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Stadt Jever Die Stadt der Getreuen 150 Pfg. DONAT URBI MARIA GUBERNACULA Hundertundfünfzig Pfennig zahle die Sparkasse der Stadt Jever i/Oldenburg gegen diesen Scheck aus meinem Guthaben Jever i/Old., den |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown on a lilac underprint and carries a central architectural vignette of the Jever Rathaus (town hall), framed by mature trees and flanked by two inset scenes: the gabled facade of the Rathaus with an annotation identifying it as 'Rathaus-Giebel 1616 bis 1746' at left, and a street scene with a top-hatted figure at right. The denomination '150 Pfennig' appears in large white numerals within lilac panels at lower left and right. The motto 'Das ist mein Heimatland' runs along the lower border in Gothic script, with the printer's imprint 'Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg.' at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Jever's 1.50 Mark notgeld denomination is the awkward one — not because the printer made an error, but because the denomination itself reflects a genuine pricing problem. Odd fractional values like this emerged when wartime inflation and coin hoarding left retailers unable to make change for amounts that didn't fit neatly into whole-mark increments. The Sparkasse der Stadt Jever, as the municipal savings institution, was the logical body to fill that gap locally.
Gerhard Stalling in Oldenburg was a prolific notgeld printer active across the northwest German region during the early 1920s emergency currency period, handling production for numerous smaller municipalities that lacked access to larger printing houses.