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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Glücksburg (City of Glücksburg) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is set against a pale ochre geometric underprint of interlocking squares and circular motifs covering the entire field. The denomination numeral '25' appears in large red letterpress at the top centre, with 'PFENNIG' in black below within a decorative cartouche. A central bordered text panel carries the Notgeld issuing authority inscription and validity clause, beneath which the municipal coat of arms of Glücksburg is printed in red. A handwritten facsimile signature and the designation 'BÜRGERMEISTER I.V.' appear within the panel. A red stamped serial number is printed at the lower left. |
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| Reverse lettering | SCHLOSS GLÜCKSBURG NÖBBE FLENSBURG |
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Glücksburg — a small Schleswig town on the Danish border — issued this Notgeld in the volatile months following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscite, which split the disputed duchy between Denmark and Germany. The town voted to remain German, but the political uncertainty preceding that vote created exactly the kind of local credit anxiety that drove municipalities to print their own emergency small change when Reichsbank coins had all but vanished from daily commerce.
Gebr. & Kunze of Flensburg handled a significant volume of regional Notgeld printing during this period, serving multiple Schleswig municipalities simultaneously.