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2 Mark
| Issuer | Stadtmagistrat Pasing |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in orange, black, and gold on a grey-lined ground, enclosed by a bold orange border of interlocking geometric motifs. The word NOTGELD runs diagonally in large bold letterpress across the centre, flanked at upper left and upper right by the denomination numerals '2M'. A central circular vignette carries the ornate numeral '2' in red and green arabesques, surrounded by a black ring inscribed ZWEI MARK with four small stars. To the left appears the redemption notice in Gothic script, and to the right the issuing authority and date. At lower right is a handwritten signature above the title 'Rechtsf. Bürgermeister', and the printer's imprint appears at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | NOTGELD 2M ZWEI MARK Der Einlösetermin wird amtlich bekanntgegeben Stadtmagistrat Pasing am 1. Dezember 1918 d.B.STADT·PASING Druck von Meindl-Pasing Rechtsf. Bürgermeister |
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Pasing was an independent Bavarian town until its absorption into Munich in 1938, and the Stadtmagistrat — the municipal governing body — issued this 2 Mark note during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany in the final year of the First World War. These hyperlocal Kleingeldersatz notes, valid only within the issuing municipality, were a practical stopgap as metal coinage disappeared from circulation entirely.
Meindl was a local Pasing printer, not a security press, which shows in the production values. Surviving examples often display uneven ink coverage characteristic of the shop's limited equipment.