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2 Mark
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Partenkirchen |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Teal and cream Notgeld note printed in letterpress, with a central vignette of a Bavarian parish church with steeple enclosed within a wreath of stylized alpine flowers and foliage in teal and brown. The denomination numeral "2" appears in decorative cartouches at the upper left and right corners, with the place name and date "Partenkirchen, 1 März 1921" at left and the issuing authority inscription "Der Gemeinderath" accompanied by a facsimile signature of the first Bürgermeister at right. Bold Fraktur script carries the principal legends across the lower portion, with the printer's imprint along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld Marktgemeinde Partenkirchen Partenkirchen 1 März 1921 Der Gemeinderath 1. Bürgermeister DRUCK: J. A. SCHWARZ, LINDENBERG I/ALLGÄU |
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Partenkirchen issued its own emergency currency in 1921 as part of the broader Notgeld wave that flooded Weimar Germany when coin shortages and rampant inflation made official small denominations effectively useless. The Marktgemeinde — a market municipality, not a full Stadt — had the legal standing to issue such notes under the permissive emergency provisions of the period, though the quantity and duration of local issues varied enormously from town to town.
J. Adolf Schwarz in Lindenberg im Allgäu was a regional printer handling Notgeld commissions for several Bavarian communities during this period. The reference suffix variants (.1-4/6) indicate at least four distinct printings or sub-types within this denomination, worth examining carefully for paper stock and typographic differences.