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1 Pfennig Klostergutsverwaltung Ettal
| Issuer | Klostergutsverwaltung Ettal |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Printer | J. P. Himmer (Himmer GmbH Druckerei & Verlag), Augsburg, Germany (1842) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset Notgeld voucher on cream paper with an orange-brown fine-line guilloche underprint filling the central field, enclosed within a decorative letterpress border of scrollwork corner ornaments and dotted rules. The issuer's name 'Klostergutsverwaltung Ettal.' is set in blackletter type at the top, with the denomination text 'Gutschein über einen Pfennig.' in large Gothic script at centre, flanked by the numeral '1' at right. A diagonal overprint strip in the upper-left corner carries the month designations 'April / Juli' and the legend 'Notausgabe', and a handwritten authorization signature appears below the issuer line 'Die Klostergutsverwaltung:'. The lower margin bears the imprint 'Gesetzlich geschützt.' at left and 'J. P. Himmer, Augsburg.' at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Klostergutsverwaltung Ettal. Gutschein über einen Pfennig. Die Einlösung dieses Scheines erfolgt bis zum 31. Dezember 1917. Die Klostergutsverwaltung: Gesetzlich geschützt. J. P. Himmer, Augsburg. Notausgabe April Juli |
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Ettal Abbey's estate administration — the Klostergutsverwaltung — issued this note in 1917 as Notgeld, emergency small-change currency that proliferated across Germany once hoarding stripped pfennig coins from circulation. The monastery at Ettal had operated as a working agricultural and commercial estate for centuries, giving it both the institutional standing and the practical need to issue its own scrip to pay workers and suppliers on site.
The watermarked paper is notable for a 1-Pfennig denomination — most issuers at this level didn't bother with security features on such low-value emergency issues.