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1 Mark Königs-Wusterhausen
| Issuer | Gemeinde Königs-Wusterhausen |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufruf Königs-Wusterhausen Der Gemeindevorsteher: |
| Reverse description | A full-width polychrome topographic vignette spans the centre, presenting a panoramic view of Königs-Wusterhausen with the town church steeple at left, rooftops and tree canopy across the middle ground, and open countryside in the foreground; the caption 'Blick auf Königs-Wusterhausen' in blackletter script is printed below the scene. Denomination corner squares bearing '1' and 'M' in blue and yellow punctuate the borderwork at each angle. The issue date 'den 13. Dez. 1921' runs vertically along the right margin in Gothic script, with 'Ausgegeben' along the left margin, and the printer's imprint 'Selmar Bayer, Berlin' at the foot. |
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Königs Wusterhausen was still a small Brandenburg town in 1921 — the same year its postal station hosted what is widely considered Germany's first public radio broadcast, transmitted on Christmas Eve by the Reichspost. The Gemeinde issued this Notgeld in the same months that radio engineers were testing their equipment a short walk from the town hall. Whether anyone thought to connect the two at the time is unrecorded.
Selmar Bayer of Berlin handled a large volume of municipal emergency currency during this period, and the small format was typical of low-denomination Kleingeldscheine where printing economy mattered more than display.