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10 Pfennig Issue 1B - das grüne
| Issuer | Friedrichroda (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in blue and brown on white paper with an all-over underprint of stylized leaf motifs. At centre, an oval vignette framed by ornamental scrollwork contains a standing male figure in uniform holding a flag and a tree branch. A brown banner scroll at top carries the denomination legend, while the four corners bear the numeral '10' in bold dark blue. The issuer's name and town designation appear in large letterpress text across the lower half, accompanied by a manuscript signature above a brown arrow-shaped redemption panel at foot. |
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| Reverse description | Only one image has been provided for this note; a description of the reverse cannot be established from the available material. |
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Friedrichroda, a small spa town in the Thuringian Forest, issued this note as part of the Kleingeldersatz wave that swept Germany in 1920 when low-denomination coinage had effectively vanished from daily commerce — hoarded, melted, or simply overwhelmed by demand. The informal name "das grüne" almost certainly refers to the ink color distinguishing it within the series, a common municipal shorthand when multiple denominations or variants shared nearly identical designs.
Thuringian Notgeld of this period was typically printed by regional jobbing printers on whatever stock was available, which means paper quality and ink consistency vary considerably across surviving examples from the same issue run.