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10 Pfennig Caricature Series - Issue 1
| Issuer | City of Arnstadt (Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in deep red and black on cream paper, the obverse carries a bold central vignette of the Arnstadt municipal eagle superimposed over the large letterpress numeral '10' and the denomination inscription 'Pfennig' in Gothic blackletter script. The legend 'Notgeld der Stadt Arnstadt' runs along the upper border in decorative Fraktur lettering, flanked by scrollwork ornaments, while the year '1921' appears at the foot of the design. To the lower left, the validity clause 'Gültig bis 1 Monat nach Aufruf' is inscribed, with the issuing authority designation 'Der Magistrat' and a facsimile signature at lower right, alongside the series letter 'A'; the designer's name 'A PAUL WEBER' is printed in the bottom margin below the frame. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark red on cream paper, the reverse carries a humorous caricature vignette in the style of A. Paul Weber, showing a portly seated man facing a rearing goat, with the bold black overprinted numeral '10' overlying the central scene. The denomination '10 Pfennig' appears in Gothic blackletter at the foot, with the numeral '10' repeated in each corner within the ruled border. A verse in rhyming German runs along all four inner borders as a continuous inscription, and the monogram 'APW' is printed centrally below the lower frame rule. |
| Reverse lettering | ALLES ALLES IST GESCHWUNDEN * WOG 200 PFUND ZUVOR SCHAUT NUN JETZT IM PUSTE = ROHR TAT SICH EINST DAS BÄUCHLEIN RUNDEN 10 Pfennig APW |
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