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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Jena (City of Jena), Gemeindevorstand |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse lettering | Residenz- u. Universitätsstadt Jena Gutschein über 10 Pf. Pf. Jena, im Dezember 1919. Der Gemeindevorstand. Oberbürgermeister. Gültig nur im Stadtbezirk Jena. Umwechslung jederzeit in Reichsgeld bei allen städtischen Kassen. Beschluß des Gemeinderates vom 1. März 1917. |
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| Reverse lettering | Stadt Jena Zehn Pfennig Nachahmungen dieses Gutscheines werden strafrechtlich verfolgt. Scheine, bei denen die Nummer ganz oder teilweise fehlt, werden nicht eingelöst. Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit, wenn er nicht innerhalb von 3 Monaten nach erfolgter öffentlicher Aufforderung des Gemeindevorstandes zur Einlösung bei den städtischen Kassen in Jena vorgelegt wird. Nr. |
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Jena's municipal administration issued this note as part of the broader Kleingeldersatz wave that swept German cities and towns in 1919, when post-war coin shortages left everyday transactions nearly impossible. The Reichsbank had neither the metals nor the logistical capacity to fill the gap, so local authorities — Gemeindeverstände across Thuringia included — stepped in with their own fractional paper.
Printed locally, the note was intended for purely short-range circulation within Jena's own commercial sphere. Redemption periods were typically tight, and most Notgeld of this denomination was spent quickly and discarded, which accounts for the relative scarcity of uncirculated survivors at the 10 Pfennig level.