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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Hallenberg (City of Hallenberg) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt / Hallenberg / 1 Mark / Altes Städtisches Brauhaus / Dieser Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit 1 Monat nach öffentlicher Aufforderung im amtlichen Kreisblatt zu Brilon. / Hallenberg, 1 August 1921 / Die Stadtvertretung: / Amtmann / Stadtvorsteher |
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| Reverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Hallenberg / Das Hallenberger Bier ist kütt Bier / es drecket em die Ögen zü. / Noch heute lebt in aller Munde / Vom Ratsherrnprobetrunk die Kunde / Hob sich die Bank beim Aufstehn mit / So war der Stoff besonders „kütt!” / 1 Mark |
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Hallenberg is a small market town in Westphalia, and its 1921 Notgeld issue was a product of the chronic small-change famine that paralyzed retail commerce across Germany as postwar inflation began grinding through the monetary system. Municipal authorities everywhere were issuing their own fractional paper simply to keep markets functioning — Hallenberg was one of hundreds doing so under emergency provisions that gave local governments limited latitude to fill the gap the Reichsbank couldn't.
C.W. Vogt's credit on these notes is worth noting: many small-town Notgeld issues relied on borrowed or generic designs, but named designers on issues from towns this size often indicate locally commissioned artwork, which adds modest interest to what would otherwise be entirely utilitarian scrip. The dual-signature requirement — Amtmann alongside Stadtvorsteher — reflects the town's administrative structure, with both the chief magistrate and the civic council head jointly authorizing the issue.