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2 Mark - Waldenburg / Schlesien
| Issuer | Waldenburg (Lower Silesia), City of |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a coal mine headframe (Förderturm) rendered in geometric, latticed relief characteristic of Meissen-style porcelain notgeld modeling. The structure rises prominently from a base platform, with crossed mining tools (a hammer and pick) visible beneath the frame in the lower field. The date 1922 is inscribed along the left and right inner margins flanking the headframe. The entire design is enclosed within a raised beaded border, evoking the industrial identity of Waldenburg as a major Silesian coal-mining center. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Waldenburg's porcelain notgeld emerged from the same acute coin shortage that drove dozens of German municipalities to commission ceramic currency in 1921–22. The city contracted with one of the regional Silesian porcelain manufacturers — the area around Waldenburg being industrial mining country, not a traditional porcelain center — which makes the brown bisque composition here less refined than the celebrated Meissen or Rosenthal issues. Scheuch's classification of this specific type as variety "a" within catalog number 247 indicates at least one documented die or glaze variant exists for this denomination alone.