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100 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Traunstein |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Size | 155 × 100 mm |
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| Obverse description | Light blue guilloche underprint with a townscape vignette occupies the centre field, over which the large denomination text "Einhundert Mk." is printed in bold red Gothic (Fraktur) script with an ornate calligraphic initial. A decorative border of interlocking chain motifs frames the note, with the serial number "0767" at upper left and the heading "Notgeld der Stadtgemeinde Traunstein." in black letterpress at the top. Below the denomination, the redemption clause, date "Traunstein, 20. April 1919," issuer name, and three manuscript signatures for Bürgermeister, Stadtkämmerer, and Finanzreferent appear alongside an official circular stamp. |
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| Reverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadtgemeinde Traunstein Einhundert Mark. 100 |
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Traunstein's 100 Mark Notgeld from 1919 belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency currency issued across Bavaria in the chaotic months following the armistice and the brief, violent episode of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Local authorities printed their own notes not merely because Reichsbank currency was scarce, but because public confidence in centrally issued money had collapsed almost entirely.
Printed locally rather than contracted to one of the larger specialist firms, the physical quality is correspondingly modest — thin ink coverage and variable impression pressure are common across the Traunstein issues, and misalignment between color layers turns up with some frequency.