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10 Pfennig Richard Wilh. Schneider
| Issuer | Richard Wilh. Schneider (Kaufhaus), Anklam |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Green and black letterpress-printed Gutschein on white paper, with a decorative border of dotted rule and corner ornaments. The denomination numeral "10" appears in bold within circular green vignettes at left and right, flanking the Gothic-script title "Zehn Pfennige" and the legend "Gutschein über 10 Pf." centred above a solid black banner bearing the issuer's name "RICHARD WILH. SCHNEIDER" in large white capitals. Below, several lines of business description text are printed in a smaller typeface, with the town name "ANKLAM" in bold, telephone references, and banking account details at lower right; a hand-stamped green serial number panel appears at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Zehn Pfennige Gutschein über 10 Pf. RICHARD WILH. SCHNEIDER Kaufhaus für neue u. gebrauchte Bedarfsartikel jeder Art Rechtsauskunftsstelle, Auktionsgeschäft, Pfandleihe. Ankauf von Möbeln, Polstersachen, Bekleidung, Wäsche, Schuhwaren, Klaviere, Schmuckstücke, Brillanten usw. Fernspr. 345 ANKLAM Fernspr. 345 Bankkonto: Pomm. Landesgen.-Kasse Anklam Städtische Sparkasse Anklam Postscheckkonto Stettin 32515 |
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Anklam, a small market town in Pomerania, saw a surge of private emergency money — Notgeld — during the hyperinflationary crisis of the early 1920s, when coin shortages made even the smallest transactions difficult. Department stores and retailers were among the most aggressive issuers, partly out of necessity and partly because branded small change kept customers returning to the same shop to spend it.
Richard Wilhelm Schneider's Kaufhaus issue is precisely that: a commercial convenience dressed up as currency. No central authority backed it beyond the shop's own credit.