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| Issuer | Stadt Sterkrade (City of Sterkrade) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Yellow-ochre guilloche underprint with an oval lozenge lattice pattern frames the note on all sides. The denomination "200 Millionen Mark" is printed in large Gothic (Fraktur) script in dark red at centre, with the issuing authority "Notgeld der Stadt Sterkrade" inscribed at the top. Below the denomination, a block of text sets out the conditions of validity dated Sterkrade (Rhld.), den 20. August 1923, followed by the title "Der Oberbürgermeister" and a manuscript facsimile signature; a small municipal arms vignette appears at lower left, and the serial number and series letter are printed vertically along the right margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Sterkrade 200 Millionen Mark Dieser Gutschein wird von allen städtischen Kassen in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufkündigung in den Sterkrader Ortszeitungen. Sterkrade (Rhld.), den 20. August 1923. Der Oberbürgermeister i.A. |
| Reverse description | Yellow-ochre guilloche underprint with a geometric diamond and scroll border fills the entire field. The text "Stadt Sterkrade" appears at top and bottom in spaced Roman capitals, while the denomination is expressed in two lines of bold Fraktur script — "Zweihundert Millionen Mark" — above the numeral "200,000,000" in large figures. A faint impression of the municipal coat of arms is visible as a watermark-like underprint at centre-right, and a small arms stamp appears at lower right. |
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