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2 Mark
| Issuer | Städtische Sparkasse Brühl (Municipal Savings Bank of Brühl, Rhineland) |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Plain unadorned buff paper with a single block of italic letterpress text centred on the field, instructing local merchants to accept the voucher as legal tender for purchases. No vignette, border, or ornamental elements are present. |
| Reverse lettering | Die Geschäftsleute nehmen diesen Gutschein beim Waren-Einkauf wie bares Geld in Zahlung. (Translation: The businessmen accept this voucher when purchasing goods as if it were cash.) |
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Brühl's municipal savings bank issued this 2 Mark note in 1914 as Notgeld — emergency money produced locally when the outbreak of war triggered an immediate hoarding of coins and metal-backed currency across Germany. The Reichsbank could not respond fast enough, so hundreds of municipalities did it themselves. Brühl's issue is among the earliest wave, predating the more systematic and often decorative Notgeld that flooded German towns from 1916 onward.
The small format reflects the informal, expedient nature of the issue — these were printed and circulated fast, not designed for posterity.