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1 Goldmark Künzelsau, Glenk & Co.
| Issuer | Glenk & Co. G.m.b.H., Leder- und Schuhfabrik, Künzelsau |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper note with a decorative border of repeated small circular and floral ornaments running along all four edges. The heading 'Gutschein' is printed in bold letterpress at upper left, with series and number box at upper right. The denomination 'Eine Goldmark' is set in large ornate Gothic script at centre, printed in brown ink. To the right, an oval trade-mark vignette encloses a rearing stag above the initials 'G & C K', captioned 'Schutz-Marke'. The lower portion carries five lines of redemption text in Roman type, concluded by the place and date 'Künzelsau, den 20. Oktober 1923' and the manuscript signature of the issuing firm. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Firma Glenk & Co. Leder- u. Schuhfabrik in Künzelsau (Wttbg.) über Eine Goldmark (Grundlage 1 Dollar = Mk. 4.20) Sobald genügend wertbeständige, gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel bei uns im Umlauf sind, wird dieser Gutschein von uns in wertbeständiges Geld umgetauscht. Der Inhaber hat auch das Recht gegen diesen Gutschein Schuhwaren oder Leder zum Vorkriegspreis von uns zu fordern. Verrechnung in Papiermark zum amtlichen Berliner Geldkurs am Tage der Einreichung erfolgt durch die Landw.- und Gewerbebank hier. Künzelsau, den 20. Oktober 1923. Glenk & Co. G. m. b. H. |
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Glenk & Co.'s leather and shoe factory in Künzelsau was among hundreds of German private firms forced into emergency currency issuance during the hyperinflation of 1923, when the Reichsmark collapsed too fast for the Reichsdruckerei to keep up. Factory-issued Notgeld like this served as wage scrip — paid out to workers, spent locally, and theoretically redeemable at the issuing firm. In practice, redemption windows were often short and the notes frequently became worthless before workers could act.
Künzelsau's industrial Notgeld is modestly documented but rarely encountered in quantity today, as most small-firm issues were printed in limited runs and saw hard use.