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10 Pfennig Sparkasse
| Issuer | Sparkasse der Stadt Wunstorf |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in violet on white paper, the obverse carries the bold gothic-script legend SPARKASSE DER STADT WUNSTORF at the top, beneath which the denomination ZEHN PFENNIG flanks a central lozenge-shaped vignette bearing the word NOTGELD above the numeral 10. A text block in the lower portion states the bearer clause and validity date of 1 April 1922, with the issue date WUNSTORF, DEN 15. NOVEMBER 1920 set in capitals below. The serial number prefixed Nr. appears at lower left alongside a decorative floral ornament and three manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse lettering | Zehn Pfennig Zehn Pfennig ALTES RATHAUS MÜLLER & MAHNKOPP, HILDESHEIM. |
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Wunstorf's municipal savings bank — the Sparkasse der Stadt Wunstorf — issued this note during the acute coin shortage that gripped Germany in the immediate postwar period. Small-denomination Notgeld of this type was a purely local stopgap, authorized by individual municipalities and valid only within the issuing town's commercial circuit. Müller & Mahnkopp of Hildesheim handled a substantial volume of such work for Lower Saxon issuers in 1920, printing for dozens of small Sparkassen across the region.
The DeNG reference suffix "1a-2/4" indicates a specific plate variant within the series — collectors should note that Wunstorf's 10 Pfennig exists in at least four recognized sub-varieties.