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20 Mark - Thale am Harz
| Issuer | City of Thale am Harz |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 20 Mark |
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| Obverse description | White enamelled field bearing the large numeral '20' at centre, pierced by a small central hole. The legend 'THALE A/HARZ' arcs across the upper field and 'MARK' curves along the lower field, all in bold Latin lettering. Two small six-pointed stars flank the lower portion of the central numeral at the left and right, serving as decorative separators. A raised rim borders the entire design. The overall presentation is typographic in character, consistent with German Notgeld emergency coinage of the early Weimar inflation period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1921) - F#537.17 - ND (1921) - F#537.17a) Reverse: inner circle is Ø 23.2 mm, middle star is Ø 1.5 mm - ND (1921) - F#537.17b) Reverse: inner circle is Ø 26.0 mm, middle star is Ø 2.0 mm - |
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Thale's 1921 notgeld issue belongs to the enamelled iron series produced during the acute coin shortage that followed Germany's post-WWI economic dislocation — a period when hundreds of municipalities took currency production into their own hands. Enamelled iron pieces were produced in smaller quantities than their zinc or aluminum counterparts and saw limited actual circulation, making surviving examples with intact enamel the norm rather than the exception.
Thale, a small industrial town in the Harz foothills, issued several denominations in this series. The Funck catalog remains the primary reference for these municipal iron issues.