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2 Mark Zoologischer Garten, imprint on reverse
| Issuer | Zoologischer Garten Hamburg |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Zwei Mark Not- und Wechselgeld des Zoologischen Gartens in Hamburg welches nur in der Not gewechselt wird bis Ende November 1921, vielleicht auch noch später, wenn nicht alle Scheine verkauft sind. Wer Tiere liebt und den Zoo erhalten will, kaufe recht viele Scheine und schicke sie an seine Freunde, am besten nach auswärts. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 Mark Mit altem Brauch wird nicht gebrochen, Wir sind monarchisch auf die Knochen, Und König bleibt für jedermann, Der wo am besten brüllen kann. 2 Mark Hartung & Co. m.b.H., Hamburg |
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Oskar Herrfurth was a prolific Berlin illustrator best known for fairy-tale and children's book imagery — an unusual choice for emergency currency, but entirely consistent with the decorative ambitions of German Notgeld at its height. Hamburg's zoo commissioned this note during the inflationary spiral of 1921, when countless municipalities, private institutions, and even leisure venues issued their own scrip to compensate for the chronic shortage of small-denomination Reichsbank coinage.
At over twelve million pieces printed by Hartung & Co. in Hamburg, this was a high-volume issue — suggesting genuine transactional intent rather than the collector-targeted "Serienscheine" that flooded the market that same year.