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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Saarbrücken (City of Saarbrücken) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Saarbrücken Gutschein über zehn Pfennig Nur gültig im Stadtkreis Saarbrücken Nachahmungen werden strafrechtl. verfolgt Saarbrücken, 25.11.1919 Der komm. Bürgermeister Der Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach der Aufkündigung in den Saarbrücker Lokal-Blättern |
| Reverse description | Green note with a fine line guilloche underprint. At upper centre the word "NOTGELD." appears in bold sans-serif capitals, flanked by the denomination numerals "10" at left and "Pfg." at right. The central vignette is a circular frame of small decorative squares enclosing a detailed engraved view of a prominent Saarbrücken tower and adjoining civic buildings; the circular legend within the frame reads "STADTKREIS SAARBRÜCKEN". |
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Saarbrücken issued this Notgeld in 1919 under the peculiar administrative limbo that followed the Armistice — the Saar region had not yet been formally detached under the League of Nations mandate, which only took effect in 1920, so municipal authorities were still issuing emergency currency in their own name rather than waiting for an occupying framework to settle the question. Small-denomination Notgeld from this transitional window is frequently overlooked by collectors focused on the more flamboyant 1921–22 issues.
The DeNG reference places this firmly in the early Saarbrücken municipal series, before the Saar's separate currency arrangements came into force.