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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Rodach (Bavaria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Rodach Gutschein über Fünfundzwanzig Pfennig Rodach, den 15. August 1920 Der Magistrat: GEBR. PARCUS. MÜNCHEN |
| Reverse description | Blue guilloche border matching the obverse frames the reverse, with denomination numeral '25' in white at each corner. At centre, a circular vignette carries the municipal seal of Rodach: a rampant lion passant on a heraldic shield, enclosed within a circular legend reading 'MAGISTRAT DER STADT RODACH', flanked by symmetrical scroll ornaments. A serial number in black is printed at the top centre, and a two-line validity notice in Roman type appears below the vignette. |
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Rodach — properly Rodach bei Coburg — occupied an awkward political position in 1920. The town sat on the Thuringian-Bavarian border, and the Coburg region's formal incorporation into Bavaria didn't occur until July 1920, following a referendum. This Notgeld issue falls squarely in that transitional window, technically issued under Bavarian municipal authority but printed by Gebrüder Parcus in Munich, a firm that handled a substantial share of Bavarian emergency money during the postwar currency shortage.
Parcus maintained consistent typographic standards across their Notgeld commissions, which is why many small Bavarian municipal issues from this period share a recognizable visual sobriety compared to the more flamboyant series coming out of northern German towns at the same time.