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20 000 000 000 Mark Schönau im Wiesental
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Schönau i. W. (Municipality of Schönau im Wiesental) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Printer | Alb. Wetzel, Schönau i. W. |
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| Obverse description | Notgeld coupon printed in brown and black on light blue-grey paper with a fine floral guilloche underprint. The left panel contains a circular ornamental wreath vignette enclosing the bold numeral '20', with the series designation 'Lit. B.' below and a stamped serial number at upper left. The right panel carries the issuer's name 'Stadtgemeinde Schönau i. W.' at the top, the denomination 'Zwanzig Milliarden Mark' in large display type, the place and date 'SCHÖNAU I. W., den 1. November 1923', a manuscript signature on behalf of 'Der Gemeinderat:', and redemption clauses at foot; the printer's imprint 'Alb. Wetzel, Schönau I. W.' appears in small type at the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadtgemeinde Schönau i. W. Zwanzig Milliarden Mark zahlt die Stadtgemeinde Schönau i. W. durch ihre Zahlstellen dem Einlieferer dieses Gutscheines. SCHÖNAU I. W., den 1. November 1923. Der Gemeinderat: Einlösung erfolgt durch die Sparkasse Schönau i. W. Gültig bis zum Aufruf in den drei Bezirks-Zeitungen. Lit. B. Alb. Wetzel, Schönau I. W. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark blue-black on plain light paper and carries a single central text panel enclosed within a decorative border of fine parallel rules with corner ornaments. The panel sets out the standard German Weimar-era counterfeiting penalty warning in letterpress typography. The surrounding area is largely plain, with faint ghosted impressions of the obverse text visible through the paper. |
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