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1 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Marne (City of Marne) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (0.01) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1920 Stadt Marne. Pf. 1 Pf. Ersatzgeld. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on the same red paper stock and displays a circular vignette in the centre, showing the impressed or printed image of a coin, with decorative inscriptions around its inner ring. The outer rectangular border repeats the corner diamond ornament motif seen on the obverse, and the overall field is otherwise plain. |
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Marne is a small market town in Schleswig-Holstein, and its decision to issue 1 Pfennig notes in 1920 speaks directly to the severity of the small-change shortage that gripped Germany after the First World War. Coins had been hoarded, melted, or simply stopped being minted in usable quantities — municipalities across the country filled the gap with their own Kleingeldersatz, printed locally and redeemable only within the issuing community.
At 33 × 33 mm, this is among the smallest paper currency pieces produced during the German Notgeld period. The M17.1b designation suggests variant differences within the M17 type — likely a color or text block variation rather than a distinct printing run.