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100 Pfennigs Grünberg in Hessen
| Issuer | Stadt Grünberg in Hessen (Municipality of Grünberg) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a mounted knight in medieval armour on a white horse, set within a diamond-shaped frame on a yellow sunburst underprint. Denomination 100 PFG. flanks the vignette; dates 1222 and 1922 appear at upper corners commemorating the city's 700th anniversary. Issued date 9. März 1922 and Bürgermeister signature appear at lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic engraved vignette of Grünberg as it appeared around 1600, showing the walled town with church spires and towers set against a hilly landscape. A standing female figure of Minerva holding a staff is placed to the right. Latin and German inscriptions frame the scene above and below. |
| Reverse lettering | SCIENTIA STABILIS GRÜNBERG I HESSEN UM 1600 Crure CUBO insistit Generoso Minerva quadrato, Immobili perstat sic vera Scientia fulcro Minerva steht auf dem quadrat, Das Buch under dem arme hat, Wahre Kunst und geschicklichkeit Bleibt unverruckt zu jederzeit Scharfes Druckereien, Wetzlar |
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