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1 Mark
| Issuer | Scheeßel, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 1 Mark |
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| Obverse lettering | Gemeinde Scheeßel. 1 Mk. Dieser Schein wird durch die Sparkasse Scheeßel eingelöst. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit mit dem 31. März 1922 Scheeßel, 1. Okt. 1921. Gemeindevorsteher DEUTSCHLÄNDER & Co. NACHF., HAMBURG. II |
| Reverse description | Central circular medallion containing a stipple-engraved portrait of a young woman in traditional Scheeßel regional costume, printed in blue and green, with a label to her right reading 'Alte Huttracht'. The denomination '1 Mk.' is repeated in bold Gothic numerals flanking the portrait on either side. A decorative ribbon border in flowing Fraktur script carries a Low German regional motto, with floral corner ornaments completing the Art Nouveau frame. |
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Scheeßel is a small town in Lower Saxony, and its 1921 emergency money — Notgeld — reflects the broader German municipal scramble to fill the void left by a chronic shortage of small-denomination Reichsmark coinage. The Reichsbank could not keep pace with demand, and thousands of towns printed their own stopgap currency through local and regional commercial printers. Deutschländer & Co. Nachf. in Hamburg handled runs for numerous northern German municipalities during this period, which makes attribution straightforward but distinguishing individual printings less so.
Scheeßel's issue is among the more modest in scope from the region — a single 1 Mark denomination suggests limited ambition or limited need.