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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Iserlohn (City of Iserlohn) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Yellow-ground Notgeld note with a cyan border frame. The upper portion bears the denomination numeral '1' and the monogram 'M' at both corners, with the issuing authority 'STADT ISERLOHN' in bold Gothic lettering across the top. A central colour vignette, signed 'C.W. Vogt', illustrates a cobblestone alley scene labelled 'KÄBBELGASSE', with townsfolk in traditional dress engaged in animated conversation before a row of stepped-gable houses. Below the vignette, a four-line inscription in the local Iserlohn dialect is printed in red letterpress; vertical side panels carry text disclaiming the note's exclusive collectible purpose. |
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Iserlohn was an early and prolific issuer of Notgeld, its municipal treasury turning out well-designed small-denomination paper during the inflationary spiral that followed Germany's defeat. This 1 Mark note was printed locally by Friedrich Dossmann, a Westphalian printer with a long commercial history in the city — not a specialist banknote firm, which shows in the modest production values typical of municipal Notgeld of this period.
The DeNG reference places this within the second major catalogued grouping of Iserlohn issues, suggesting a later print run as the crisis deepened through 1921. Designer credit to C. W. Vogt is unusually specific for Notgeld of this type.