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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Köln (City of Cologne) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream paper with a decorative ruled border. At upper centre, a Kölsch dialect proverb appears as a header, with the denomination '10 PFENNIG' in large bold letterpress at left centre and a serial number below. To the right, a vignette within an arched frame portrays a standing armoured figure of Minerva bearing a spear and a shield charged with the Cologne civic eagle. A red circular municipal seal is applied at lower left, and the year '1920' appears vertically along both lateral margins. Three lines of legal text in German, the place and date of issue, and a facsimile signature of the Oberbürgermeister occupy the lower half, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Halt fass do Kölscher Boor Gutschein über 10 PFENNIG Dieser Gutschein wird von allen städtischen Kassen in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufkündigung in den Kölner Ortsblättern. Die Stadtgemeinde Köln haftet für die Einlösung. Köln, den 31. Dezember 1920. Der Oberbürgermeister: Bliev beim Rich et fall sös ov sor. M. DUMONT SCHAUBERG, KÖLN. (Translation: Hold on, you Cologne peasant / This voucher is accepted by all municipal cash offices. It loses its validity one month after cancellation announced in the Cologne local gazette. The municipality of Cologne is liable for redemption. Cologne, 31 December 1920. The Lord Mayor: / Stay with what is right, and let everything else go.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-grey on cream paper with a dense guilloche underprint filling the entire field. At centre, a large circular vignette presents a detailed architectural view of Cologne City Hall (Rathaus), rendered in fine line engraving with figures and street activity in the foreground. The numeral '10' appears in large open digits to the left and right of the central vignette, each set against the guilloche background. |
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