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1 Mark

Issuer Stadt Elberfeld (City of Elberfeld)
Year 1920
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Currency Mark (1914-1924)
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Obverse description Blue and red letterpress Notgeld. Central vignette of the Elberfeld municipal coat of arms — a crowned lion rampant on a white shield — flanked by two red oval cartouches inscribed EINE and MARK within a foliate guilloche underprint. A ribbon scroll above reads GUTSCHEIN FÜR; a lower banner carries DER STADT ELBERFELD. Date, serial prefix E, and a facsimile signature appear along the bottom margin.
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Reverse description Blue and red letterpress design with denomination numeral 1 MARK in red at each corner, flanked by diagonal ribbon underprint repeating 1 MARK. Central vignette shows a detailed view of the triple-railway crossing at the Sonnborner Brücke, with a steam train on the upper viaduct and a suspension railway car beneath. The caption below reads Drei-Bahnen-Kreuzung an der Sonnborner Brücke, with ELBERFELD in bold red lettering. Printer's imprint at lower left.
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