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2 Mark
| Issuer | Stadt Münster in Westfalen (City of Münster in Westphalia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Printer | Gebrüder Jänecke, Hannover, Germany |
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| Reverse description | Central architectural vignette in Expressionist style rendered in black, blue, and red, presenting a detailed view of the Gothic façade of St. Lamberti Church in Münster, with pointed arched portals, tracery windows, and ironwork cage details. The denomination numeral '2' appears twice in large cream and blue tones flanking the church vignette, with 'MARK' below each. A bold lower panel carries the Notgeld inscription 'NOTGELD DER STADT MÜNSTER I.W.' in large red and black capital letters, while a West Low German historical text concerning Knipperdollinck and Krechting runs across the upper border. |
| Reverse lettering | IAN KNIPPERDOLLINCK UN KRECHTING SIND FANGEN DAODMAKT UN AN LAMBERTITAON HANGEN 2 MARK NOTGELD DER STADT MÜNSTER I.W. |
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Münster's 1921 notgeld issues were designed by Jos. Dominicus, whose work for the city gave the series a degree of artistic consistency unusual among municipal emergency issues of the period. Gebrüder Jänecke in Hannover were among the more capable commercial printers drawn into notgeld production as demand outpaced the Reichsdruckerei's capacity — their output for various Westphalian municipalities during 1921 tends to show cleaner registration than many provincial competitors.
The 2 Mark denomination places this note in the transitional phase before hyperinflation rendered such figures absurd within months.