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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Schierke, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette consists of a panoramic Harz mountain landscape with two hikers at right, framed by conifer trees at left and right; at centre, a silhouette portrait of Goethe set within a laurel wreath, captioned 'Goethe' below. A scrolled banner at top bears an excerpt from Goethe's Faust, Part I. The denomination 'Fünfundzwanzig Pfg.' appears in large Gothic script below the vignette, with issuing details, date, and a manuscript signature of the Gemeindevorsteher in the lower panel; a red serial number is printed at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Goethe's Faust I. Teil tenstöck. Was hilfts daß man den Weg verkürzt! Im La- byrinth der Täler hinzuschleichen, dann diesen -- Goethe Fünfundzwanzig Pfg. Dieser Schein wird jederzeit bei der Gemeindekasse eingelöst. Schierke-Oberharz, 30. Mai 1921 Der Gemeindevorsteher Ungültig 3 Monate nach Aufruf in der Wernigeröder Zeitung. LOUIS KOCH-HALBERSTADT. |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a large central vignette of a panoramic winter view of Schierke in the Harz mountains, framed by tall conifer trees on either side; a stag and a wolf are visible in the foreground. An arched decorative border with oak-leaf motifs frames the composition at the top. A ribbon scroll at the bottom bears the place name and the caption 'Gesamtansicht', with the denomination numeral '25' in large bold type at both upper corners. |
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