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| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Dortmund (für die Stadt- und Landkreise Dortmund und Hörde) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Printer | Fr. Wilh. Ruhfus, Dortmund |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed hyperinflation Notgeld in brown on a pale ochre guilloche underprint, with the large numeral '100' set in ornate letterpress type at upper centre, flanked by circular and diamond decorative devices, surmounted by 'MILLIONEN' in bold sans-serif lettering and 'MARK' in spaced capitals below. The lower portion carries the issuing and validity text in German script, dated 'Dortmund, am 24. September 1923', with a circular embossed city seal bearing an eagle vignette at lower left and two manuscript signatures of municipal officials at lower right. A cautionary validity inscription borders the top edge and an authorisation legend referencing the Reichsminister der Finanzen runs along the bottom border. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIESER SCHEIN WIRD UNGÜLTIG EINEN MONAT NACH ÖFFENTLICHEM AUFRUF 100 MILLIONEN MARK zahlen die städtischen Kassen in Dortmund und Hörde, sowie die Kreiskommunal- Stadt- Amts- Spar- und Gemeindekassen in den Landkreisen Dortmund und Hörde dem Einlieferer dieses Scheines. DORTMUND, AM 24. SEPTEMBER 1923 Für die Stadt- und Landkreise Dortmund und Hörde: Der Magistrat der Stadt Dortmund AUSGEGEBEN MIT GENEHMIGUNG DES REICHSMINISTERS DER FINANZEN. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely unprinted, left as plain cream-coloured stock with no design, text, or ornamental elements, reflecting the expedient utilitarian production methods characteristic of German Notgeld emergency currency issued during the hyperinflation crisis of 1923. |
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