Catalog
10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Amtsbezirk Koberg (District Office of Koberg) |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Amtsbezirk Koberg Herzogtum Lauenburg GUTSCHEIN ÜBER 10 Pf GÜLTIG IM AMTSBEZIRK KOBERG Der Amtsausschuss: No 03480 GEBR. PARCUS MÜNCHEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on a tan-brown fine-screen underprint with a salmon-pink outer border. A central oval vignette, framed by an ornate red laurel and ribbon surround, presents a detailed landscape scene of the Delvenau river with a prominent tree in the foreground, low-lying meadows, and light reflecting off the water. Denomination numerals '10' appear in red at both upper corners. At the foot, a decorative scroll cartouche bears the place name 'Delvenau' in flowing blue script, with a small artist's monogram to its right. |
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Koberg is a small locality in Holstein, and its Amtsbezirk — a rural administrative district rather than a municipality — was among the lesser issuers of German notgeld during the post-WWI small-change crisis. Most district-level offices issued notgeld because coins had been hoarded or melted, leaving everyday transactions effectively impossible. Parcus of Munich handled a considerable volume of provincial notgeld contracts during this period, and their printing shows in the consistent registration and clean typography typical of their smaller denomination work.
The Koberg issue is minor enough that documentation of its exact circulation period is sparse.