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1 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Wilhelmshaven (Magistrat) |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Wilhelmshaven Eine Mark Die Einlösung dieses Scheins gewährleistet die Stadt Wilhelmshaven. Der Magistrat. 1 Mk. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on plain cream-coloured paper with a faint rectangular underprint watermark pattern visible through the stock. A single block of Fraktur text, centred on the note, states the validity condition referencing the redemption deadline of 1 February 1919 at the municipal treasury (Kämmereikasse) or the municipal savings bank (städtische Sparkasse). |
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Wilhelmshaven was the German Empire's principal North Sea naval base, and the Magistrat's decision to issue small-denomination notgeld reflects the acute coin shortage that paralyzed retail trade across Germany from 1916 onward. Municipal authorities throughout the country stepped in when the Reichsbank could not supply enough small change, and port and garrison towns like Wilhelmshaven felt the pressure acutely — military payroll demands compounded the civilian shortage.
The issuing authority here is the Magistrat specifically, distinguishing this from the numerous private merchant and commercial house issues that also circulated in the city during the same period.