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2 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtbank Bütow |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Printer | Flemming & Wiskott A.G., Glogau |
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| Obverse description | Dark-ground vignette at centre with the Bütow town arms — a shield bearing a cross flanked by two church towers, set within a circular frame over a red brick castle gateway. The denomination '2 M' appears in large Gothic letterpress at upper left and upper right. The lower register carries the cheque text, the issuer name 'Bütow' in ornate red script, an account panel reading 'Konto C / Bütow, Pom', and a serial number at lower right. Artist signatures 'Grimmer' and 'Kraiwob' appear at the lower corners of the vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 M Die Stadtbank Bütow zahle gegen diesen Scheck aus meinem Guthaben an den Inhaber Zwei Mark Konto C Bütow, Pom (Translation: The Stadtbank Bütow shall pay from my credit balance to the bearer of this cheque Two Mark) |
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Bütow's Stadtbank was among hundreds of German municipal and regional institutions that issued low-denomination emergency currency during the hyperinflationary spiral of the early 1920s — this is Notgeld in its most functional form. Flemming & Wiskott in Glogau were prolific printers of this material, supplying dozens of issuers across Silesia and Pomerania simultaneously, which accounts for the polished finish unusual for what was essentially stopgap money.
The Grimmer design credit is worth noting: relatively few Notgeld pieces from this period carried named designers, suggesting the Stadtbank commissioned original artwork rather than pulling from a stock template.