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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtkasse Lauenburg an der Elbe |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a colourful Notgeld vignette in brown and ochre tones, centred on a costumed court jester standing above a large oval cartouche bearing the denomination '1 Mark' in Gothic script. Flanking the cartouche, groups of rotund cherub-like figures are arranged symmetrically. Two ribbon banners arc across the upper register carrying verses referencing the jester's attire at the court of Duke Julius Franz, while the lower margin carries the redemption text signed by 'Der Magistrat' with a manuscript signature and the date '1. Juli 1921'. |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Stadt 1 Mark Lauenburg an der Elbe Aljöhrlich in de Wintertied kamt de Schippers vun wied und sied Un fiert hier in ern Sündagsrock De Schipperhög mit Eiergrog. Hanswurst de geht von hus to hus Un bringt de Schippers ern Gruß. De Görn in groten Schwarm Makt vör jedes hus den Larm, Wenn Hanswurst smitt in de Grappeln De Fruns er ungehegten Appeln. |
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Lauenburg an der Elbe issued this Notgeld during the inflationary spiral of 1921, when municipal and local authorities across Germany were printing emergency small change to compensate for the chronic shortage of official coinage. The Stadtkasse — the town's own cash office, not a bank — was the issuing authority, which was common for smaller towns with no local banking infrastructure capable of handling the paperwork.
Moll K.G. in Lübeck handled a considerable volume of regional Notgeld commissions during this period. The designer credit to Müller-Gera — a commercial artist active in Notgeld work — places this squarely in the illustrated collectible Notgeld category, produced as much for philatelic sale as for actual pocket use.