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10 Pfennig

Issuer Gemeinderat Solnhofen (Municipality of Solnhofen)
Year 1921
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Brown-toned Notgeld note with a light blue-grey header panel bearing the town name 'Solnhofen' in bold Gothic script. At centre, a full-length vignette of a standing male figure on a stepped pedestal — Aloys Senefelder, inventor of lithography — flanked on either side by large numeral '10' denominators in letterpress. The lower cartouche, divided by decorative scroll ornaments, carries the inscription 'Aloys Senefelder – Erfinder der Lithographie'; to the right, the issuing authority, date (1. Juli 21), a manuscript signature, and a printed serial number are arranged in two columns.
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Reverse description Green and brown multicolour reverse centred on a vignette of the 'Sola-Gruft', a Romanesque arched stone gateway with a large semicircular arch over a recessed pointed doorway, rendered in dark blue and tan tones. Flanking the central vignette, two symmetrical green leaf-shaped panels each carry the denomination '10 Pfennig' in Gothic blackletter with the numeral highlighted in red. A white rectangular cartouche at the foot bears the town name 'Solnhofen' in large Gothic script, and the overall composition is framed by a double ruled border with scrollwork corner ornaments.
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Signature(s) Fried. Altmann (1. Bürgermeister)
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