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| Issuer | Dramburg, City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 Pfennig. |
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| Reverse lettering | HAUPT KASSE DRAMBURG STADT |
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Dramburg — now Drawsko Pomorskie in northwestern Poland — was among hundreds of German municipalities that issued their own small-denomination emergency paper money during the acute coin shortage of 1919–1921. This 1 Pfennig note is among the lowest denominations produced in the entire Notgeld period; most municipalities didn't bother printing anything below 5 Pfennig, which makes Dramburg's decision to go this small a minor curiosity in the series.
The tiny format is a direct consequence of the denomination — there was simply no reason to use more paper.