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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Salzwedel (Der Magistrat) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Reference(s) | Gra#S8.4k |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Salzwedel Wechselschein zur Aushilfe 10 ZEHN PFENNIG 10 Pfg. Pfg. Dieser Aushilfsschein wird von der Stadthauptkasse und der städtischen Sparkasse in Salzwedel eingelöst. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit mit dem Ablauf des 31. Dezember 1920. Salzwedel, den 15. Mai 1917 Der Magistrat |
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| Protection type | Official stamp |
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Salzwedel's municipal notgeld issues of 1917 emerged from the same wartime coin shortage that forced hundreds of German towns to print their own small-denomination scrip. The Reichsbank had effectively halted the circulation of low-value metal coinage as base metals were requisitioned for the war effort, leaving local commerce without workable change. The Magistrat stepped in as issuer, stamping notes to give them a minimal authentication — exactly the kind of improvised instrument these emergency series required.
The Grabowski reference S8.4k suggests this falls within a numbered sub-variety, likely distinguished by stamp color, ink, or a minor typographic difference from sibling issues in the same municipal series.