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20 Pfennig Industry Series
| Issuer | Pößneck (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Reference(s) | DeNG 1/2#1066.6-1/10 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the uncut sheet presents four individual 5 Pfennig vignette panels, each set against an olive-green ground with a dark oval cartouche at center, bordered by a dotted star motif in yellow. Each panel carries the heading "Pössnecker" in light blue script and a distinct industrial or craft vignette: upper left shows petticoats and laundry items ("Unterröcke und Wäsche"), upper right an ornate wrought-iron chandelier ("Schmiedekunst"), lower left a wooden barrel ("Fässer und Bottiche"), and lower right a tank wagon or industrial vessel ("Gel u. techn. Bedarf"). The denomination numeral "5" appears at all four corners of each panel, with the letter "K" at the lower center. |
| Reverse lettering | Pössnecker Unterröcke und Wäsche Pössnecker Schmiedekunst Pössnecker Fässer und Bottiche Pössnecker Gel u. techn. Bedarf Bei Bedarf trennen! 5 K |
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Pößneck issued this Notgeld as part of the broader wave of municipal small-denomination emergency currency that flooded Thuringia in 1921, when coin shortages made everyday transactions genuinely difficult. The print run of over twelve million pieces is high for a town of this size — Pößneck had a population of roughly 15,000 at the time — suggesting the notes circulated well beyond the issuing municipality, a common and accepted practice in Thuringian Notgeld.
The "Industry Series" designation indicates a thematic set, almost certainly produced with collector sales in mind as much as practical circulation.