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| Issuer | Gemeinde Oberhof (Thüringen) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 PF. AN 13050 Einlösung seitens der Gemeinde Oberhof i.Thür. innerhalb eines Jahres nach Ausgabe gewährleistet Oberhof i.Thür. den 15.Dezember 1919. Der Gemeindevorst. FÜR KRANKEN GEIST DIE BESTE KUR WIRD DIR IM SCHOSSE DER NATUR Zehn Pfennig |
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| Reverse lettering | Notgeld der Gemeinde Oberhof i/Thür. KURORT UND WINTERSPORTPLATZ 895 m.ü.d.M. Partie a. Rennsteig Oberhof i.Thür. 10 Pfennig 10 Pfennig Zehn Pfennig |
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Oberhof, a small resort town in the Thuringian Forest, issued notgeld during the chaotic postwar period when small-denomination coinage had effectively vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply never minted in sufficient quantities to meet demand. Municipalities, businesses, and local authorities across Germany filled the gap themselves. Oberhof's issues from 1919 fall squarely into this first wave of necessity notgeld, before the phenomenon became the collector-driven "serienscheine" craze of 1921–22.
Paper notgeld of this type was typically valid only within the issuing community, redeemable at the local treasury — a restriction that was often ignored in practice.