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1 Mark Ortskohlenstelle
| Issuer | Ortskohlenstelle Braunschweig (City of Brunswick) |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned notgeld voucher printed in dark brown and orange, with a decorative dotted border running along both vertical edges. The denomination numeral "1" appears as a large orange underprint at centre, overlaid by the ornate Gothic-script title "Gutschein" at top and the value inscription "Eine Mark" in bold Fraktur lettering. A red circular official stamp of the Ortskohlenstelle Braunschweig, bearing a lion vignette, is applied at lower right, with the issuing authority text and redemption instruction printed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein über Eine Mark zum Bezuge von Brennstoffen Stadt Braunschweig Der Rat der Stadt Ortskohlenstelle Braunschweig (in the red circle) Dieser Schein ist von den Kohlenhandlern bei der Ortskohlenstelle einzureichen (Translation: Voucher for one mark for fuel procurement City of Brunswick The City Council Local coal station Braunschweig (in the red circle) This certificate must be submitted by the coal dealers to the local coal office) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in orange on a cream ground and occupied by the heraldic shield of Brunswick — a rampant lion passant to the right set within a U-shaped escutcheon — rendered against a fine guilloche lattice underprint of repeating diamond and circle motifs. Alternating panels of circular and diamond guilloche patterns flank the shield on both sides, enclosed within a plain rectangular border. |
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