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| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Artern (City of Artern) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | Götheahnenhaus in Artern 10 Pfg Zehn Pfennig verbürgt von der Stadtgemeinde Artern 1.1.1921. Der Magistrat Dieser Schein wird ungültig wenn nicht inner- halb eines Monats nach erfolgter Bekanntmachung bei der Stadtkasse Artern eingelöst wird Görtz Goethe |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 Pfg Artern an der Unstrut |
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Artern, a small salt-mining town in Thuringia, issued this note during the acute small-change famine of 1921, when hoarding of metal coinage had left everyday retail transactions nearly impossible across Germany. Stadtgemeinde-issued Kleingeldscheine of this type were technically illegal under Reichsbank regulations but were tolerated out of necessity — the alternative was commercial paralysis.
The DeNG 6#A26.3b designation indicates a specific paper variant within a broader Artern series, suggesting the municipality issued across multiple printings as demand persisted.