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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Neuhaus an der Elbe, Town of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 82 × 52 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress Notgeld note framed by an ornate geometric border of interlocking diamond and grid motifs. The large numeral '10' in bold guilloche style occupies a central oval cartouche, with the denomination 'Pfennig' inscribed below it in Gothic script. The heading 'Gutschein des Fleckens Neuhaus a. Elbe' runs across the top in blackletter type, and the lower portion carries a redemption text in German script dated 1 April 1921, accompanied by two manuscript signatures of the Flecksvorstand. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein des Fleckens Neuhaus a. Elbe 10 Pfennig Dieser Gutschein wird vom Vorschußverein e.G.m.b.H. zu Neuhaus (Elbe) eingelöst. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit, wenn er nicht 1 Monat nach erfolgter öffentlicher Aufforderung zur Einlösung vorgezeigt wird. Neuhaus (Elbe) den 1. April 1921 Der Flecksvorstand FLEMMING - WISKOTT A.G. GLOGAU |
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Neuhaus an der Elbe — a small town on the lower Elbe in Lower Saxony — issued this note during the Kleingeldnot, the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany after the First World War. Coin metal had been requisitioned, and municipalities across the country were authorized to print their own emergency Notgeld to keep local commerce moving. Carl Flemming & T. C. Wiskott in Glogau handled enormous volumes of such municipal commissions throughout 1920 and 1921.
By mid-1921, collector speculation had already distorted the Notgeld market — many towns were printing notes specifically for philatelic sale rather than genuine circulation need. Whether Neuhaus falls into that category is difficult to say with certainty from the issue record alone.