Catalog
1 Pfennig Kaufmännischer Verein/Vorschußverein, roman type
| Issuer | Kaufmännischer Verein / Vorschußverein Trebnitz |
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| Size | 37 × 27 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Nr. 1 Pfennig Kaufmännischer Verein Trebnitz Schl. |
| Reverse description | The reverse, also on pink paper, carries a plain typeset text block in Gothic blackletter script, centred on the note, stating the redemption obligation of the Vorschußverein Trebnitz for 1 Pfennig against presentation of this voucher. A handling instruction 'Nicht zusammenfalten' (do not fold) is printed in bold at the foot. |
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Trebnitz — now Trzebnica in Lower Silesia — was a small Prussian market town, and the joint issuance by both a merchants' association and a credit cooperative points to a local economy tight enough that two distinct institutions pooled resources to solve a small-change shortage. These fractional Pfennig notgeld pieces from merchants' and advance credit associations are among the most ephemeral paper issues in the German local currency record; at 37 × 27 mm, survival was always unlikely.
The Tieste catalog distinguishes this piece from a companion issue by typeface alone — roman versus gothic — suggesting the two were printed in separate runs, possibly by different local printers.