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10 Pfennig Sparkasse

Issuer Sparkasse Thale am Harz
Year 1921
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Currency Mark (1914-1924)
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Obverse description Green letterpress Notgeld note printed within a serrated decorative border. The central vignette presents a seated allegorical figure above the ornate coat of arms of Thale, with the large bold numeral '10' superimposed across the shield. The issuer inscription 'Sparkasse Thale a.H.' runs across the top, flanked by the denomination '5 Pfennig' rendered in mirror-image at top and inverted at the lower portion of the note, indicating a biface design intended to be valid from either orientation.
Obverse lettering Sparkasse Thale a. H.
Pfennig 5 Pfennig
10
Ein Groschen das Ganze — wenn auch Papier,
Doch brauchst du 'n Groschen: schnell Freund, halbier!
Buchdruckerei W. Bethke, Thale a. H.
Reverse description The reverse carries a finely rendered architectural vignette of the Sparkasse building in Thale, executed in green letterpress within a double-rule serrated border. The issuer name 'Sparkasse Thale a.H.' is inscribed vertically along both lateral margins. Below the building vignette, two columns of text advertise the institution's banking services, while the lower margin records the issue date 'Ausgabe 1. Mai 1921' to the left and the validity clause 'Gültig bis 3 Monate nach Aufruf' to the right.
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