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1 Mark Notgeld-Ausstellung
| Issuer | City of Nuremberg (1. Große Notgeld-Ausstellung) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 1 Mark |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in a decorative Arts and Crafts style with all text in stylized letterpress Gothic lettering. The Nuremberg city coat of arms — a white and red diagonal-striped shield surmounted by an eagle — appears at left, flanked by a panel of the blue-and-white Bavarian diamond lozenge pattern; the Imperial German eagle coat of arms occupies a matching panel at right. The central field carries the denomination EINE MARK in large outlined letters, with surrounding text specifying validity restricted to the exhibition premises from 17–31 July 1921, a facsimile signature of the exhibition director, and a commemorative inscription referencing the 1st International Notgeld Dealers' Day held 23–28 July 1921 in Nuremberg; the printer's imprint E. NISTER NÜRNBERG appears at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | HILFSSCHEIN DER 1. GROSSEN NOTGELD-AUSSTELLUNG IN NÜRNBERG DIESER GUTSCHEIN ÜBER EINE MARK HAT NUR IN DEN AUSSTELLUNGS-RÄUMEN GÜLTIGKEIT VOM 17.-31. JULI 1921 FÜR DIE EINLÖSUNG BIS 31. JULI 1921 BÜRGT DIE AUSSTELLUNGSLEITUNG GEDENKSCHEIN AN DEN 1. INT. NOTGELD-HÄNDLERTAG VOM 23.-28. JULI 1921 IN NÜRNBERG E. NISTER NÜRNBERG |
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Nuremberg's first major Notgeld exhibition in 1921 was itself the occasion for this note's issue — it was not emergency currency in any functional sense, but a souvenir item produced specifically for collectors attending the event. The printer, E. Nister, was a well-established Nuremberg firm with a long background in illustrated books and chromolithography, which made them a natural choice for exhibition-quality ephemera rather than utility currency.
This sits in the broader Serienscheine phenomenon, where German municipalities discovered that collectors would buy and hold decorative small notes outright, effectively generating municipal revenue without ever redeeming a pfennig.