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20 Pfennig Industry Series
| Issuer | Stadt Pößneck (Magistrat und Gemeinderat) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the uncut double note presents two complementary 10 Pfennig vignettes side by side, both referencing Pößneck's leather industry. The upper panel carries a detailed colour illustration of a tannery interior with workers at their craft, captioned 'Am Schabebaume'. The lower panel shows a diamond-shaped denomination cartouche inscribed '10 Pf.' alongside a scroll bearing the advertising legend 'Jeder kennt das Pößnecker Leder' and a vignette of a tanned hide, all printed in blue, ochre, and brown. |
| Reverse lettering | Am Schabebaume Jeder kennt das Pößnecker Leder 10 Pf. |
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Pößneck's 1921 Pfennig issues belong to the high-water mark of German municipal notgeld production — the so-called "Serienscheine" phase, when towns across Thuringia printed attractive small notes less for genuine monetary need than for the collector market. By 1921, the original emergency rationale had largely evaporated; inflation was accelerating but coin shortages had eased. The print run of over twelve million pieces for this series makes clear that philatelic demand, not local commerce, was the primary driver.