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10 Pfennig Rabatt-Spar-Verein
| Issuer | Rabatt-Spar-Verein Vaethen-Tangerhütte |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Green and black letterpress note with a chequered outer border. A central upper vignette presents a detailed line-art view of the local Rathaus (town hall), labelled in Gothic script above the building. The denomination '10' with an embedded Pfennig sign appears in large format at the left and right margins, each set within a dark panel. The lower half is divided into four corner cartouches bearing crossed-hammer mining emblems within circles, flanking a central green underprint panel with a four-line verse in Gothic script, followed by the issuer name 'Rabatt-Spar-Verein Vaethen-Tangerhütte'. |
| Reverse lettering | Rathaus 10 Schweigt, legt Hand an- Laßt Kritteln und Schelten- Was Gold wert ist, Muß immer gelten. Rabatt-Spar-Verein Vaethen-Tangerhütte |
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Rabatt-Spar-Verein notes were issued by consumer cooperative discount associations — members collected small-denomination coupons with purchases and redeemed accumulated totals against future goods. Vaethen-Tangerhütte's version dates to the inflationary spiral of 1921, before the hyperinflation peak, when even trivial fractional values in pfennig denominations had enough purchasing relevance to justify printing. Zimmer & Munte in Magdeburg handled a significant volume of regional Notgeld and cooperative scrip from this period, which partly explains the relatively polished production for what is essentially a retail loyalty instrument.