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10 Pfennig Rostocker Bank
| Issuer | Rostocker Bank |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red and light blue letterpress Notgeld note with a ruled border frame enclosing a central text panel. The denomination '10 Pfennig' is printed in large bold script at the top of the panel, followed by the legend 'AUSHILFSSCHEIN' and a multi-line German text affirming acceptance at all public cash offices of the Seestadt Rostock, dated 'Rostock, d. 15. Februar 1920.' The issuer name 'Rostocker Bank' appears below the text block, accompanied by two manuscript facsimile signatures. The side borders carry the vertical inscription 'ROSTOCKER BANK' repeated on both flanks, with the year '1920' in each corner roundel. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 PFENNIG 10 Pfennig AUSHILFSSCHEIN Dieser Aushilfs-Schein wird von allen öffentlichen Kassen der Seestadt Rostock und uns in Zahlung genommen. — In Beträgen von M 1.— werden solche Aushilfs-Scheine an unseren Kassen in Rostock eingelöst. Rostock, d. 15. Februar 1920. Rostocker Bank ROSTOCKER BANK 1920 |
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The Rostocker Bank was one of the older private note-issuing institutions in the German states, but by 1920 it was operating in a monetary environment it was never designed for. This 10 Pfennig note belongs to the Kleingeldersatz issues — small-denomination emergency paper produced across Germany to fill the vacuum left by hoarded and melted coinage during the inflationary turbulence that followed the First World War. Municipalities, banks, and private firms all issued their own; the Rostocker Bank's participation placed institutional credibility behind what was otherwise a stopgap measure.
The DeNG catalog suffix "b" indicates a recognized variety, likely a color or paper distinction within the R46.3 grouping.