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10 Mark

Issuer Stadt Schleswig (City of Schleswig)
Year 1918
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Obverse description Kriegsnotgeld issued on a tan ground, with the denomination 'ZEHN MARK' set in large ornate Jugendstil lettering over a green guilloche underprint at centre; the numeral '10' with floral ornaments appears in decorative cartouches at the left and right margins, each inscribed 'MARK' below. The city coat of arms of Schleswig — a tower flanked by a crescent and a six-pointed star — occupies the upper right corner, while a circular embossed dry seal is applied at upper left. Four manuscript signatures appear beneath the central legend, representing the Bürgermeister, Beigeordneter, Stadtverordneten-Vorsteher, and Stellv.-Stadtverordneten-Vorsteher respectively.
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Reverse description Printed in dark brown and green on a tan ground, the reverse carries a central architectural vignette of the Schleswig Rathaus, a multi-storey brick building with a mansard roof and clock tower set within a courtyard with figures and flanked by trees rendered in green. Denomination panels at left and right bear the numeral '10' above 'MARK' within arched decorative cartouches, the left incorporating a small landscape vignette with barrels and the right a rising sun motif. The heading 'KRIEGSNOTGELD · DER · STADT · SCHLESWIG' runs across the top, with a framed validity disclaimer panel at the foot.
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Protection description Circular embossed dry seal of the city of Schleswig applied to the upper left of the obverse.
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