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2 Mark Straßenbahn Berlin, Issue 9 - Hochbahn über dem Landwehrkanal
| 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 central panel carries a dense red letterpress underprint formed by the repeated legend 'MAGISTRAT BERLIN STÄDTISCHES STRASSENBAHN', over which the main text is printed in black in decorative Fraktur and Gothic scripts. The denomination '2 MARK' appears in a shield at left, surmounted by the Berlin bear coat of arms, while the right side bears a circular official seal above the value inscription 'GUT FÜR ZWEI MARK' in bold block letters. Two facsimile signatures appear at the foot of the central panel above the issuer line 'DER MAGISTRAT', with the validity clause 'GILT BIS AUF WIDERRUF DURCH BEKANNTMACHUNG IM GEMEINDEBLATT' running along the top and bottom borders. |
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| Signature(s) | Dr. Jur. Adler and Harding |
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Berlin's municipal tramway authority issued multiple numbered series of these small-denomination Fahrgeldersatz notes during 1922 as the Reichsbank's printing capacity failed to keep pace with hyperinflation. Each issue in the sequence carried a different vignette tied to the city's transport infrastructure — Issue 9 depicts the elevated rail crossing over the Landwehrkanal, a structure well known to daily commuters on the western lines.
The Magistrat's dual-signature arrangement, with Adler and Harding signing in their official capacities, was a bureaucratic formality designed to give these transit tokens the appearance of legitimate monetary instruments. Whether they were accepted beyond the tram network in practice varied by neighborhood and by how desperate the month was.