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20 Pfennig
| Issuer | Amtsbezirk Koberg |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Yellow-green note with a mauve border, printed in brown and purple tones. At the top, the issuer name 'Amtsbezirk Koberg' is set in bold Gothic lettering above the subtitle 'Herzogtum Lauenburg'; the centre carries the large denomination numeral '20' with 'Pf' below, flanked by the text 'Gutschein über' above and 'Gültig im Amtsbezirk Koberg' in a curved arc below, with small star ornaments as dividers. The lower portion includes a facsimile signature block captioned 'Der Amtsausschuss:' followed by three manuscript-style facsimile signatures, a serial number in the format 'No 00611', and the printer's imprint 'Gebr. Parcus München' at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | Mauve-bordered note with a dark brownish-purple surround enclosing a central oval vignette printed in green and brown tones, showing a large standing glacial erratic boulder set against a background of dense coniferous forest, with a path visible in the foreground. The denomination '20' appears in the upper left and upper right corners in outline numerals against the dark surround. A decorative Art Nouveau–style banner at the foot of the oval carries the place name 'Ludwinestein' in stylised lettering, flanked by geometric ornamental motifs. |
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Koberg is a small community in Holstein, and its decision to issue notgeld in 1921 places this note in the tail end of the German small-change crisis — by that point most larger municipalities had already withdrawn their emergency issues, leaving the field to rural Amtsbezirke scrambling to fill gaps in everyday transactions. Gebrüder Parcus of Munich was a prolific notgeld printer, handling commissions from municipalities across southern and central Germany, which is why a Holsteiner district's paper ended up being produced hundreds of kilometers away.
The 20 Pfennig denomination was among the most practically necessary — coin shortages hit small-value transactions hardest.