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1 Mark Mansfeldsche Kupferschiefer bauende Gewerkschaft
| Issuer | Mansfeldsche Kupferschiefer bauende Gewerkschaft |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and black on plain paper, the obverse carries the issuer's name in two curved lines of Gothic script across the upper portion: 'Mansfeld'sche Kupferschiefer bauende Gewerkschaft in Eisleben'. At centre, a bold oval vignette in red bears the denomination 'EINE MARK' in large letterpress type. Below, smaller Gothic text reads the authorization line and validity date 'Gültig bis 31. Januar 1919', with a further redemption clause beneath. A serial number and series letter appear at upper right, and a rectangular 'Ungültig' cancellation stamp is struck in blue-green at upper left. |
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| Reverse lettering | Wer dieses Ersatzgeld nachmacht oder verfälscht, oder nachgemachtes oder verfälschtes sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus bestraft. / 1 EINE MARK 1 / Dieser Schein wird nur wiedereingelöst, wenn die Ecke, die die Nummer trägt, unversehrt ist. |
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The Mansfeldsche Kupferschiefer bauende Gewerkschaft was one of the oldest continuously operating mining enterprises in European history, with copper extraction in the Mansfeld region documented back to the twelfth century. By the Weimar inflation period, the company — like hundreds of German industrial concerns — issued its own notgeld to pay workers when Reichsbank currency simply could not be distributed fast enough to meet payroll.
Eisleben, where this was printed, sat at the administrative heart of the Mansfeld copper district. The issuer and the press location were effectively the same institution in the same town.