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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinde Neunkirchen (Saar) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Green and cream Notgeld note with a green border frame. The upper portion bears the issuer name and denomination text in bold black letterpress typography over a light guilloche underprint band, with the large numeral '25' flanking the word 'Pfennig' in the centre. Below, the issuance date 'Neunkirchen, im März 1920' appears alongside the Bürgermeister's manuscript signature, with a validity clause referencing the Gemeindekasse Neunkirchen printed at the foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | 25 Pfg. |
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| Comments |
Neunkirchen's notgeld issue came during the opening years of the Saar's League of Nations administration, when the region's political status made ordinary Reichsbank supply unreliable and local authorities scrambled to fill the small-denomination gap. Gemeinde-level emergency money of this type was typically printed in short runs by local or regional printers with no standardized security features.
Neunkirchen was one of the Saar's principal industrial towns, its economy built on coal and steel — which made it a particular focus of French economic interest during the occupation period. Whether that context affected circulation patterns for issues like this one is difficult to trace.