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10 Pfennig Gibana
| Issuer | Giessener Briefmarken-, Ansichtskarten- und Notgeldausstellung (Gibana), City of Giessen |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der "Gibana" 1921 10 Pfennig Dieser Gutschein ist nur an den Ausstellungstagen innerhalb der Gibana gültig........ Er wird bis zum 4. Juli 1921 an der Gibanakasse gegen Reichsgeld eingelöst.... Giessener Briefmarken- Ansichtskarten- und Notgeldausstellung vom 2.-4. Juli 1921. |
| Reverse description | Cream-toned Gutschein with a central portrait vignette of the chemist Justus Liebig in early 19th-century dress, flanked by two heraldic shields — the Giessen lion at left and the Hessian arms at right — each above a red "10 Pfennig" denomination panel. The serial number appears at lower right; the name "Justus Liebig" is inscribed in large Gothic script along the lower border. |
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Gibana was a philatelic and picture postcard exhibition held in Giessen in 1921, and this 10 Pfennig note is one of the more self-referential pieces of German notgeld — issued by an exhibition whose subject matter was itself collectible ephemera. The organizers understood their audience entirely. These were produced as souvenirs for attendees, not as emergency small change, which puts them firmly in the "Serienscheine" category of notgeld issued primarily for collector sale rather than genuine monetary need.
By 1921, that practice was widespread enough to draw criticism from the Reichsbank, which moved to suppress collector notgeld issues later that year.