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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Berneck im Fichtelgebirge (City of Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The upper portion carries the issuing authority title in a decorative banner, below which the voucher legend and large numeral denomination appear against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and cream. Two bold numeral '10' panels flank the lower half at left and right, while the central lower portion holds a detailed intaglio-style vignette of the town of Berneck set in a wooded valley, framed by an oval border. The date and official signatures of the First Mayor and City Treasurer appear in manuscript between the text and the vignette. |
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| Reverse lettering | Neue Kolonnade Stadt Berneck im Fichtelgebirge HOF-KUNSTANSTALT LÖFFLER & Co GREIZ (Translation: New Colonnade City of Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains Court Art Institute Löffler & Co Greiz) |
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Berneck im Fichtelgebirge was one of hundreds of small German municipalities forced into issuing emergency paper currency — Notgeld — as the postwar coin shortage made small-denomination transactions impossible. By 1921 the practice had evolved well beyond necessity into something approaching a local publishing industry, with towns commissioning decorative series specifically to attract collectors. Löffler & Co. of Greiz were a capable regional printer active across Thuringia and neighboring districts during the Notgeld peak years.
Whether this note circulated heavily or was largely absorbed by collectors on issue is the central question for any 1921 Kleingeldschein of this type.