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1 Mark
| Issuer | Municipality of Bielschowitz (Upper Silesia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange and black Notgeld note printed in letterpress, with a rope-twist border framing three architectural vignettes across the upper half: at left, the Gemeinnützige Baugenossenschaft Bielschowitz (cooperative housing block); at centre, the municipal administration building (Gemeindeverwaltungsgebäude) rendered in fine line engraving; and at right, the Fiskalische Bielschowitzgrube Rheinbabenschächte colliery. Two circular denomination cartouches each reading '1 Mark' flank the lower text panel, which carries the redemption legend and a handwritten signature above the serial number. |
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| Reverse description | Orange and black reverse printed in letterpress, with the four corners each occupied by an octagonal '1 Mark' value cartouche set within scrollwork panels. The centre is dominated by a detailed outline map of the Upper Silesian plebiscite zone (Abstimmungsgebiet), labelled with towns including Oppeln, Gleiwitz, Beuthen, Ratibor, and Bielschowitz, flanked by the headings 'Schlesien' and 'Polen'. The upper text panel states that the note was issued in commemoration of the plebiscite of 20 March, while the left and right side panels carry patriotic verses in Gothic script. |
| Reverse lettering | Dieses Geld wird ausgegeben zur Erinnerung an die am 20. März stattfindende Abstimmung in Oberschlesien Schlesien Polen Abstimmungsgebiet Durch Mörderbuden und Banditen haben alle wir gelitten, darum freut sich alt und jung auf den Tag der Abstimmung damit wir Ruhe haben hienieden, wie wirs waren gewohnt im Frieden kommt ohne Abstimmung zu Tschechien wenn Oberschlesien polnisch wird 1 Mark |
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