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20 Deutsche Mark v. Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel
| Issuer | v. Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel, Sarepta und Nazareth |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Reverse description | Brown and terracotta reverse on a fine guilloche underprint, with a large ornamental '20' watermark-style underprint at centre. A rectangular guilloche border frames two blocks of regulatory text in italic script. The denomination '20' appears in each corner and 'DEUTSCHE MARK' is inscribed in a cartouche at top and bottom. A vertical guilloche band with a central medallion runs along the right margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 DEUTSCHE MARK 20 Berechtigt zum Bezug und zur Verwendung von Warengutscheinen der v. Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten sind alle Pfleglinge, Mitarbeiter und Pensionäre der Anstalten Bethel, Sarepta und Nazareth, einschließlich des Lehrkörpers und der Mitarbeiter der kirchlichen Hochschule. Die Hauptkassenverwaltung darf von den nicht zum Warengutscheinverkehr zugelassenen An- staltsgeschäften oder von Geschäften und Per- sonen außerhalb des Anstaltsbereiches Waren- gutscheine nicht annehmen. 20 20 DEUTSCHE MARK 20 20 [centered beneath text] |
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Bethel, the diaconal community near Bielefeld founded in 1867, operated its own internal currency well into the twentieth century — a practice rooted in the institution's founding philosophy of creating a self-sufficient settlement for people with epilepsy and other disabilities. The scrip circulated exclusively within the Bethel community and its affiliated houses Sarepta and Nazareth, functioning as a control mechanism that kept wages and purchases inside the settlement's economy rather than leaking into surrounding commercial life.
Giesecke & Devrient's involvement is the telling detail here. Commissioning a security printer of that calibre for what was essentially institutional voucher currency reflects how seriously Bethel treated the integrity of its internal system, even in 1973.