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2 Mark Jugendburg Ludwigstein
| Issuer | Vereinigung zur Erhaltung der Burg Ludwigstein e.V. |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 2 Mark |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 Mark Jugendburg Ludwigstein, die Erinnerungsstätte der im Weltkriege gefallenen Wandervögel. (Translation: 2 marks Jugendburg Ludwigstein, the memorial to the members of the hiking club 'Wandervögel' that fell during the World War.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Burg Ludwigstein, perched above the Werra valley near Witzenhausen, was purchased in 1920 by the German youth movement — specifically the Wandervogel and early Bündische Jugend factions — following a public fundraising campaign. This note is a direct artifact of that effort. The "Vereinigung zur Erhaltung der Burg Ludwigstein" issued these Notgeld pieces as a fundraising instrument, not as emergency currency in the conventional sense; buyers were essentially making a small donation with a collectible in return.
The watermark is an unusual security feature for a private association-issued piece of this type and denomination, suggesting the organization invested meaningfully in the printing contract.