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| Issuer | Stadt Bad Ems (City of Bad Ems) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 100 000 Marks (100 000) |
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| Obverse description | The face of this Notgeld Kassenschein is divided into three vertical zones: a vignette of the Wasserturm (water tower) on the left and a vignette of the Konkordiaturm on the right, flanking a central text panel. The denomination and issuing authority are printed in letterpress, with the redemption conditions and date of issue set out in smaller type below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on a pale green guilloche underprint with a scrollwork border. The denomination "Wert 100000 Mark" appears in large bold letterpress type within a central circular frame. The municipal coat of arms of Bad Ems — a crenellated tower above a mounted knight, flanked by stars — is repeated in each of the four corners. Poetic verses in Gothic script occupy the left and right margins. |
| Reverse lettering | Linke Seite: 'Einst warst Du glücklich und zufrieden, war Dir für's Leben so viel Geld beschieden' Mitte: 'Wert 100 000 Mark' Rechte Seite: 'Es klingt wie süßer Sirenenklang, daß du lebtest hiermit ein Leben lang' (Translation: Left side: 'Once you were happy and content, if you were granted so much money for life' In the middle: 'Value 100,000 Marks' Right side: 'It sounds like a sweet siren's call that you lived with this for a lifetime') |
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