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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Hameln (City of Hamelin) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Size | 80 × 48 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Stadt Hameln 25 Pfennig Dieser Gutschein wird von unserer Kämmereikasse eingelöst. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Ankündigung in den Hamelner Ortsblättern. Hameln, den 1. Juli 1918 Nr. 281 Der Magistrat |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a woodcut-style vignette in dark brown illustrating the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin: at left, a cloaked piper strides through flowering vegetation while playing his pipe, and at centre-right a procession of children follows beneath a banner bearing the Hameln arms. The denomination numeral '25' in red occupies each corner, and two lines of Middle Low German verse in Gothic blackletter, referencing the events of 26 June 1284, are inscribed above and below the central scene. |
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Hameln issued this 25 Pfennig Notgeld in 1918 as metal coinage vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or requisitioned for the war effort. Municipal authorities across Germany were issuing their own emergency small change by this point, often with considerable local pride. Hameln's version is notable for being a locally produced piece credited to designer C. Enders, which is relatively uncommon documentation for Notgeld of this period.
The town's association with the Pied Piper legend made its wartime scrip a collector target almost immediately after issue.