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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtsparkasse Steinheim (Westfalen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour letterpress vignette of a historic stepped-gable building amid trees; circular portrait medallion of a bearded gentleman at upper left. Decorative text panel at right bears a verse from Weber's 'Dreizehnlinden'; '1 Mark' in central cartouche at base flanked by 'Stadt – Steinheim'. |
| Reverse lettering | Wonnig ist's, in Frühlingstagen Nach dem Wanderstab zu greifen Und den Blumenstrauß am Hute, Gottes Garten zu durchschweifen. Aus Webers "Dreizehnlinden" Stadt – 1 Mark – Steinheim |
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Steinheim an der Weser is a small Westphalian town, and its Stadtsparkasse was one of hundreds of German municipal savings institutions that turned to emergency currency — Notgeld — during the severe coin shortage of 1921. The inflationary spiral had not yet reached its catastrophic peak, but small-denomination metal coins had effectively vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted, forcing local authorities to paper over the gap themselves.
Selmar Bayer of Berlin was a mid-tier commercial printer active in the Notgeld trade, handling civic commissions across Prussia. His output was competent rather than distinguished.