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2 Mark Straßenbahn Berlin, Issue 1 - Berliner Mietdroschke
| Issuer | Städtische Straßenbahn Berlin (Der Magistrat) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Size | 84 × 60 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream paper with a red letterpress underprint repeating the text 'MAGISTRAT BERLIN STÄDTISCHES STRASSENBAHNMAGISTRАТ' across the central field. At left, the Berlin coat of arms — a black bear on a white shield — is set within a decorative bordered panel surmounted by the denomination '2 MARK' in bold type. The central vignette carries the main inscription in gothic and blackletter scripts, with two facsimile signatures of the Magistrat below. At right, a circular embossed-style seal is framed within an ornate cartouche bearing the value 'GUT FÜR ZWEI MARK' in bold letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | GILT BIS AUF WIDERRUF DURCH BE/KANNTMACHUNG IM GEMEINDEBLATT. Bei Benutzung der städtischen Straßenbahn BERLIN 1 MÄRZ 1922 DER MAGISTRAT 2 MARK GUT FÜR ZWEI MARK |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black and teal on cream paper, with teal geometric guilloche borders running vertically along both side margins bearing the denomination '2 MARK' and 'N.' respectively. The central vignette, executed in fine woodcut or engraving style, presents a horse-drawn Berliner Mietdroschke (hackney carriage) with coachman and passenger before a neoclassical urban facade, evoking the city circa 1830. A bold black header panel reads 'BERLINER MIETDROSCHKE' and a lower panel carries the date legend 'UM 1830' flanked by decorative chain ornaments. |
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