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2 Mark
| Issuer | Municipality of Bielschowitz (Upper Silesia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Grey-toned Notgeld issued by the municipality of Bielschowitz, with a central vignette of an armed insurgent soldier set within an oval medallion, surrounded by stylised flames and a silhouetted industrial skyline evoking the Upper Silesian uprisings. The town name 'BIELSCHOWITZ' appears in bold red lettering on a ribbon banner at the top, flanked by two text cartouches in German and Polish commemorating the Polish uprising of 1921. The denomination '2 Mark' is printed in a red box at the bottom centre, with the serial number in red at left and bilingual date and authority inscriptions with facsimile signatures below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BIELSCHOWITZ Notgeld zur Erinnerung an den polnischen Aufstand 1921 Pieniądz tymczasowy na pamiątkę powstania polskiego w roku 1921 Ważny do 1. paździ. 1922 r. Gültig bis 1. Oktober 1922 Bielszowice dnia 29. Lipca 1921 Bielschowitz 29. Juli 1921 Naczelnik gminy Woźniczek Der Gemeindevorsteher Woźniczek 2 Mark |
| Reverse description | Horizontal vignette in blue-green tones illustrating a battlefield scene from the Upper Silesian conflict, with massed infantry troops, a mounted officer at centre, trees, smoke clouds, and industrial structures in the distance. A star-shaped medallion inscribed in Polish occupies the upper centre, flanked by a scroll banner bearing a German-language caption. The denomination '2 MARK' appears in blue at upper left and upper right corners within ruled panels. |
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