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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Freiburg in Schlesien (City of Freiburg, Lower Silesia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue, green, and red on cream paper, with a bold decorative border of scrolling foliage and wave ornaments in blue and green. A central oval cartouche carries the issuing authority text in large red letterpress type, flanked by red rectangular panels bearing the numeral '10' at left and right. Above the cartouche, the denomination 'Zehn' is rendered in blue script, and below, 'Pfennig' appears in matching cursive; the cartouche also bears the validity clause and issue date in black letterpress, with a facsimile magistrate's signature below. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN STADT FREIBURG IN SCHLESIEN Gültig bis einen Monat nach Kündigung Ausgabe Septbr. 1921. Der Magistrat: Zehn Pfennig 10 |
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Freiburg in Schlesien — now Świebodzice, Poland — was one of hundreds of German municipalities forced to print emergency small-denomination notes after the postwar coin shortage gutted everyday commerce. The 1921 dating places this squarely in the transitional Notgeld phase, after the initial wartime issues but before hyperinflation made such modest fractional values instantly worthless.
Stadt issues at this level were printed locally or by small regional firms, with quality varying considerably between runs. Paper stock degradation is common on surviving Freiburg Schlesien pieces.