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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtkasse Cuxhaven (City Treasury of Cuxhaven) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | Gültig bis 31. 12. 1921. Pf. 25 Pf. Dieser Gutschein wird von unserer Stadtkasse eingelöst. Der Magistrat: Cuxhaven, im Oktober 1919 |
| Reverse description | Green-toned reverse printed in letterpress, with a bold header band carrying the legend 'Gutschein der Stadt Cuxhaven.' The central panel bears the large numeral '25' over the word 'Pfennig' in Gothic script, flanked by rope-twist decorative columns. At left, a vignette of Schloss Ritzebüttel with its caption below; at right, a vignette of the 'Alte Liebe' harbour pier structure with its caption. A serial number appears at the foot of the central panel. |
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Cuxhaven's 1919 Pfennig notgeld belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency currency issued after Germany's defeat and the collapse of the imperial monetary system. Small-denomination coin shortages hit port towns particularly hard — merchant transactions, dock wages, and tram fares all demanded fractional change that simply wasn't circulating. The Stadtkasse stepped in where the Reichsbank wouldn't.
Most Cuxhaven notgeld from this period was printed in short runs and redeemed quickly once coin stocks stabilized, meaning genuinely circulated examples often show significant handling wear concentrated along horizontal fold lines.