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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Elberfeld (City of Elberfeld) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset Notgeld voucher printed in reddish-brown on cream paper, with a geometric border incorporating four corner vignettes each bearing the denomination '1 MARK' in Gothic script. The upper portion carries the issuing authority 'Stadt Elberfeld. Notgeld' in bold Fraktur lettering above 'Gutschein Nr.' and a handwritten serial number with letter prefix. The central band displays the denomination 'Eine Mark' in large Gothic type over a wavy guilloche underprint, with the lower panel bearing the validity clause, the date 'Elberfeld den 15. November 1918', the facsimile signature of the Oberbürgermeister, and the printer's imprint of Meise & Möcking G.m.b.H., Vohnwinkel. |
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| Reverse description | Reddish-brown letterpress design on cream paper with a fine geometric guilloche border and wavy-line underprint throughout. The upper corners each bear the heraldic lion rampant of Elberfeld within a shield vignette, flanking the heading 'Gutschein über' in Fraktur. A central oval cartouche encloses a detailed line-engraved view of a Gothic church with tall spires, with the denomination 'Eine Mark' set in large Fraktur type to either side, and the lower panel carries the inscription 'der Stadt Elberfeld' completing the note's text. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein über Eine Mark der Stadt Elberfeld. |
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