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1 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinde Weißwasser (Ober-Lausitz), Municipality of |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Size | 81 × 64 mm |
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| Obverse description | Plain red guilloche underprint with a fine lozenge pattern fills the field, framed by a border of red Iron Cross vignettes at each corner. The issuer's name 'Gemeinde Weißwasser (Ober-Lausitz.)' is set in Gothic blackletter type at the top, with the denomination legend 'Gutschein über ein Pfennig' in large Gothic script at centre, the numeral '1' overprinted in red. A serial number block appears at lower left alongside the text 'Der Gemeindevorstand' and the legend 'Erste Ausgabe' (First Issue) at bottom left, with a manuscript signature at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on the same red guilloche underprint ground, enclosed within a plain ruled rectangular border. The numeral '1' appears in each of the four corners in black letterpress. Three blocks of text in Gothic script are separated by horizontal rules, stating the conditions of validity and redemption. |
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Weißwasser, a glass-manufacturing town in Upper Lusatia, issued emergency municipal paper currency — Notgeld — during 1917 when the wartime metal shortage made even the smallest coins impossible to keep in circulation. The Reich had been pulling copper and nickel from everyday use since 1915, and by mid-war, pfennig denominations had effectively vanished from commerce. Municipalities were left to fill the gap themselves, with no standardized authorization and wildly inconsistent print quality.
The .3g suffix in the DeNG reference indicates a sub-variety within the W25 series — likely a printing or paper stock difference from otherwise identical issues.