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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft Auerbach i.V. |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is framed by a fine decorative border with a guilloche-patterned underprint. At centre, the Saxon coat of arms is flanked on either side by the denomination numeral '10' above the word 'Pfennig'. A circular arc inscription reads 'Amtshauptmannschaft Auerbach i.V.' around the arms. The upper field carries the validity inscription in Gothic script, and the lower portion bears the issuing authority's name and a manuscript signature of the Amtshauptmann. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gültig nur im Bezirke des Bez. Verbands Auerbach i.V. und nur bis 31. Dezember 1919 10 Pfennig Amtshauptmannschaft Auerbach i.V. Der Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft AUERBACH I.V. Der Amtshauptmann |
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Auerbach im Vogtland issued this 10 Pfennig note in 1919 as part of the wave of Kleingeldersatz — small-change substitute currency — that flooded Germany after the war left municipal authorities scrambling to fill the void left by hoarded coins. The Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft was a district administrative body, not a bank, which tells you exactly how desperate the shortage was: bureaucratic offices with no monetary authority were printing money.
Vogtland Notgeld of this period was typically produced by local printers with modest facilities, and quality varied sharply across the region.