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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinde Oberhof (Oberhof Municipality, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green and blue Notgeld note with a perforated border. The upper centre bears an oval vignette of the municipal seal of Gemeinde Oberhof, showing a conifer tree on a hillside, flanked by two large pine cone motifs. The denomination numeral '25' appears in dark red Fraktur script at upper left and upper right, each accompanied by a two-line poetic motto in Gothic lettering. The large denomination legend 'Fünfundzwanzig Pfennig' is rendered in bold orange-outlined Fraktur across the centre. The lower section contains redemption text at left, a central octagonal cartouche with the monogram 'ER', and at right the issuance date '1. Oktober 1921' with the signature of the Gemeindevorstand and a handwritten serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 Für kranken Geist die beste Kur 25 wird dir im Schoße der Natur Fünfundzwanzig Pfennig Einlösung seitens der Gemeinde Oberhof i. Th. innerhalb eines Jahres nach Ausgabe gewährleistet Oberhof i. Thür. ER Den 1. Oktober 1921 Der Gemeindevorstand |
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Oberhof notgeld from 1921 falls squarely within the second major wave of German municipal emergency money, issued as the Reichsbank struggled to keep small-denomination coinage in circulation against rampant hoarding and metal shortages. Thuringian municipalities were prolific issuers during this period, and many — Oberhof among them — produced notes in short print runs that were snapped up by collectors almost immediately, meaning a significant portion never saw genuine commercial use.
Oberhof itself is a small highland resort town in the Thuringian Forest, better known for winter sports than for banking history. Its notgeld series was almost certainly a deliberate collector issue rather than a practical response to any local currency shortage.