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10 Pfennig Einkaufsvereinigung der Kaufleute des Mansfelder Gebirgs- und Seekreises
| Issuer | Einkaufsvereinigung der Kaufleute des Mansfelder Gebirgs- und Seekreises, e.G.m.b.H. |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark violet-black on a lilac guilloche underprint, the reverse centres on an oval vignette of Schloss Mansfeld set amid dense foliage, captioned 'Schloß Mansfeld'. Flanking the central oval are two caduceus emblems symbolising commerce. A scrolled ribbon banner below the vignette carries the legend 'der Einkaufsvereinigung der Kaufleute', with the issuer's full name 'des Mansfelder Gebirgs- u. Seefreises, e.G.m.b.H.' in a rectangular cartouche beneath; the denomination '10 Pfg.' is repeated in bold at all four corners. The printer's imprint 'J.C.KÖNIG & EBHARDT, HANNOVER.' appears in the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein 10 Pfg. Schloß Mansfeld der Einkaufsvereinigung der Kaufleute des Mansfelder Gebirgs- u. Seefreises, e.G.m.b.H. J.C.KÖNIG & EBHARDT, HANNOVER. |
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The Mansfeld region of Saxony-Anhalt had been central to German copper mining since the medieval period, and by 1920 its merchant cooperative — the Einkaufsvereinigung der Kaufleute des Mansfelder Gebirgs- und Seekreises — was issuing its own Kleingeld to address the chronic small-denomination coin shortage that plagued Germany's post-WWI economy. This kind of Notgeld from a purchasing cooperative rather than a municipality or savings bank is less common; it reflects the degree to which commercial associations stepped into the void when official monetary channels failed ordinary trade.
J. C. König & Ebhardt of Hannover were a reputable commercial printer, not a specialist security firm, which was entirely typical for workaday cooperative scrip of this type.