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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtvertretung Ulm (City of Ulm) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark blue and gold on a lilac-grey ground, enclosed within a fine decorative border. At centre, a diamond-shaped vignette carries the engraved arms of the City of Ulm, surrounded by an ornamental circular legend; festooned drapery chains, rendered in gold and dark blue, extend symmetrically to left and right cartouches each bearing the denomination "Gut für 1 Mark" in Gothic script. The validity notice stating expiry on 1 November 1920 appears in the left cartouche, with an extension-of-redemption-period clause in the right, while a red circular Stadtkasse official seal is applied to the lower left, and the serial number is printed in red below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black and gold on a cream ground, with a broad yellow-gold top banner carrying the title in bold Gothic lettering. The central vignette, set within an oval frame with a dotted border, presents a panoramic view of Ulm from the Danube, with a bridge in the middle distance, a paddle steamer on the river, and the spires of the Ulmer Münster and adjacent towers visible on the skyline against a clouded sky; flanking the oval are two circular dark medallions each bearing "1 Mark" in Gothic script, set against a dense foliate underprint in gold. The issue date and issuing authority appear in a yellow-gold lower panel. |
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German municipal emergency money — Notgeld — proliferated from 1914 onward as the imperial government drained coin from circulation and local authorities scrambled to fill the gap. Ulm's city administration issued its own fractional notes under that pressure, with Dr. K. Höhn handling printing locally. A Ulm printer for a Ulm note: the supply chain here was unusually short compared to municipalities that had to source from Leipzig or Stuttgart.
By 1918 the system was thoroughly normalized, which is part of why so many of these survive in collector condition — hoarding Notgeld had become a hobby almost as fast as the notes appeared.