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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Langensalza, City of (Der Magistrat) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed on a cream ground within a double-ruled border with a tan outer frame. The town name LANGENSALZA is set in large bold black capitals across the top, with the denomination '25 Pf.' in red at left and right. A central vignette presents the coloured municipal coat of arms — showing two white towers on a red field with three subordinate shields below — enclosed within an ornate wreath of olive branches tied with stylised yellow-gold ribbons. To the lower left, a text block in black letterpress states the redemption obligation at the Stadtkasse by 1 September 1921, while to the lower right the issuing authority 'LANGENSALZA 1921 / DER MAGISTRAT' appears above a manuscript signature; the series letters 'A' and 'L' are printed in the lower corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | LANGENSALZA 25 Pf. DIESES NOTGELD IST ZUR VERMEIDUNG DER UNGÜLTIGKEIT AM 1. Sept. 1921 BEI DER STADTHAUPT-KASSE ZUR EINLÖSUNG VORZULEGEN. LANGENSALZA 1921 DER MAGISTRAT |
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Bad Langensalza — the "Bad" prefix came in 1956, but in 1921 it was simply Langensalza, a small Thuringian spa town — issued this Notgeld piece during the inflation spiral that was stripping purchasing power from Reichsmark denominations faster than the central authorities could respond. Municipal scrip at this level was a practical necessity, not a civic affectation; small change had effectively vanished from circulation by 1921 as metal and low-denomination paper were hoarded or melted.
Designer A. Leusch is credited but otherwise unattributed in the broader Notgeld literature — likely a local commercial artist working within the town's printing network rather than a specialist brought in from Leipzig or Berlin.