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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinde Ilsenburg (Municipality of Ilsenburg) |
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| Year | 1920-1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Tan-ground notgeld note with a decorative border of dotted rule. Large red and grey numeral "10" cornerpieces frame the central composition, which is dominated by the coloured municipal arms of Ilsenburg — a stone tower with a red-capped roof flanked by two green trees on a green mound — set within an ornamental cartouche. The denomination "Zehn Pfennig" is inscribed in Gothic script along the upper portion, with the redemption text and issue date "1. Nov. 1920" flanking the arms, and a manuscript signature of the Gemeindevorsteher to the right. A serial number panel with horizontal line underprint appears at the foot, above the printer's imprint "LOUIS KOCH, HALBERSTADT." |
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| Reverse lettering | Ilsenburg im Harz 10 Ilsestein 10 Gutschein über 10 Pf. (Translation: Ilsenburg in the Harz 10 Ilsestein 10 Voucher for 10 Pfennig) |
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Ilsenburg notgeld was issued during the acute coin shortage that gripped Germany after World War One, when municipalities across the country printed their own small-denomination emergency money to keep local commerce moving. Louis Koch was a Halberstadt commercial printer with no special security printing background — entirely typical of how these issues were produced, by whoever was nearby and available rather than by any established banknote firm.
The three known varieties under this reference suggest the series was reprinted at least twice, likely as initial stocks ran out faster than the shortage resolved.