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1.50 Mark Rotes Kreuz
| Issuer | Helmstedt, City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 1 Mark 50 Pfennig (1.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | ROTES KREUZ STADT = UND LANDKREIS HELMSTEDT. Was schaffst Du Bauer? - Binde Garben Fluchend wollen Brot von mir Die uns Haus und Hof verdarben! VEREINIGTE VERBÄNDE HEIMATTREUER OBERSCHLESIER ORTSGRUPPE HELMSTEDT. (Translation: RED CROSS CITY = AND DISTRICT HELMSTEDT. What do you do, farmer? - Bind sheaves; cursing, they want bread from me, those who ruined our house and farm! UNITED ASSOCIATIONS OF HOMELAND-LOYAL UPPER SILESIANS, LOCAL GROUP HELMSTEDT.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a stark expressionist vignette in red, yellow, and black, depicting a row of bombed-out, gutted buildings reduced to smouldering ruins against a dark background. The date 24. 12. 21. appears in the lower centre of the vignette, and an artist's monogram is visible at lower left. The denomination 1⁵⁰ M is boldly printed in white to the right, with the legend in large capital letters across the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | OBERSCHLESIEN IN NOT! (Translation: UPPER SILESIA IN DISTRESS!) |
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