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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Brieg (City of Brieg), Lower Silesia |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | The central panel carries a bold red denomination numeral '25 Pf' with an alphanumeric serial number above it, flanked by Gothic-script inscriptions 'Stadt' at upper left and 'Brieg.' at upper right. Vignettes of Gothic church spires rise on either side of the central text block, with a circular embossed city seal at lower left showing an angel bearing a heraldic shield, mirrored by a red-printed roundel at lower right with the same angelic municipal arms. The validity clause and date 'Brieg, den 18. Januar 1921' appear in script lettering below the denomination, followed by the issuing authority's manuscript signature over the printed text 'Der Magistrat.' |
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| Reverse lettering | 25 Pfennig! 25 Notgeld der Stadt Brieg |
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Brieg — now Brzeg, Poland — was one of dozens of Lower Silesian municipalities that issued Notgeld during the early 1920s as the Reichsbank struggled to keep small-denomination coinage in circulation. The Stadt Brieg series was printed in multiple design variants, and the distinction between sub-types in this series (the Grabowski B89.4a designation separating it from the 4b) typically comes down to paper stock or serial number font — differences easily overlooked without direct comparison.
Lower Silesian Notgeld from this period was rendered worthless by the hyperinflation that peaked in late 1923, meaning most circulated examples were discarded rather than redeemed.