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1 Mark
| Issuer | Gemeinde Bruchhausen (Kreis Höxter) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 1 Mark |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents Schloss Bruchhausen, a manor house set among trees, rendered in fine letterpress line engraving within an arched cartouche surmounted by the legend 'SCHLOSS BRUCHHAUSEN'. Shield-shaped panels at upper left and right carry the denomination numeral '1', framed by oak-leaf decorative borders. The lower portion incorporates a scroll banner with the issuer's name, a circular municipal seal bearing an eagle, validity and issuance dates, and a manuscript signature of the Gemeindevorsteher. |
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| Obverse lettering | Schloss Bruchhausen Notgeld Bruchhausen Gültig bis zum 1. März 1922 Bruchhausen, den 1. Mai 1921 Der Gemeindevorsteher Gemeinde Bruchhausen (Kreis Höxter) (Translation: Emergency Money Bruchhausen. Valid until 1 March 1922. Bruchhausen, 1 May 1921. The Municipal Head. Municipality of Bruchhausen, Höxter District.) |
| Reverse description | A polychrome vignette in red, ochre, blue, and black illustrates the 'Heilige Fehme' (Holy Vehmic Court) at Bruchhausen: black-robed, hooded judges with glowing eyes stand behind a stone table bearing a sword and a cross, beneath a hanging noose suspended from a tree, with half-timbered buildings in the background and a bound accused figure at right. A separate panel to the left, printed in red, carries the denomination '1 Mark' with a sword device, enclosed within an oak-leaf border and a title cartouche in Gothic blackletter. |
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