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2 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Elberfeld (City of Elberfeld) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 2 Mark |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN DER STADT ELBERFELD Zwei Mark Dieser Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit am 1. Febr. 1922. Elberfeld, 1. Okt. 1920. |
| Reverse description | Green and red letterpress reverse with lateral panels of repeating diamond-shaped '2 MARK' underprint ornaments framing a central rectangular vignette of the Sonnborner Brücke, illustrating a dramatic three-railway crossing with a steam locomotive on the upper viaduct and suspension bridge elements below. The denomination '2 MARK' appears in red within arched cartouches at each upper corner, and a descriptive caption runs along the lower margin above the city name. |
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Elberfeld issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — during the severe coin shortage that gripped Germany after World War One. The city was one of dozens of Wuppertal-area municipalities that turned to local printers rather than wait for central bank supply to stabilize. Meise & Möcking, based in the nearby district of Vohnwinkel, handled a substantial volume of regional Notgeld contracts in this period.
Elberfeld ceased to exist as an independent municipality in 1929 when it was absorbed into the newly consolidated city of Wuppertal — giving all Stadt Elberfeld issues a hard terminal date.