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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Münstermaifeld (City of Münstermaifeld) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 1 Mark |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is composed in a decorative Jugendstil letterpress style, dominated by a large scroll-and-ribbon vignette bearing the denomination inscription 'Eine Mark' in red Gothic script. At center, the municipal coat of arms of Münstermaifeld is displayed within a shield, showing a red collegiate church facade with blue spires and a key motif. Below the arms, a text panel in Gothic blackletter script states the issuing authority, validity clause, place and date of issue ('Münstermaifeld, im August 1921'), and bears a manuscript signature above the printed title 'Bürgermeister'. The entire composition is framed within a multi-rule border with ornamental corner cartouches. |
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| Reverse lettering | NOTGELD DER STADT 1 Mk. MÜNSTERMAIFELD Stiftskirche Peristerium a.d. 13. Jahrhundert ALBERT FASTENRATH, ELBERFELD |
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Münstermaifeld is a small town in the Eifel region of the Rhineland, and its 1921 notgeld issues reflect the acute small-denomination coin shortage that swept Germany following the First World War. Municipal and commercial bodies across the country were authorized — or simply took it upon themselves — to fill the gap, producing millions of low-value paper notes that circulated locally until withdrawn.
Albert Fastenrath of Elberfeld was a mid-tier commercial printer active in the notgeld trade during this period, handling contracts for numerous Rhineland municipalities. The reference numbers suggest at least four distinct variants within this type — likely differing in serial range, signature, or minor typographic detail rather than fundamental redesign.