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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Königsee i. Thür. (City of Königsee, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the issuer title 'Stadt Königsee i. Thür.' in Gothic lettering across the top within a decorative border with guilloche patterning. To the left, an oval cartouche frames the municipal coat of arms showing an armoured knight with shield and lance. The denomination '25 Pfennig' is rendered in large red and black Fraktur script at centre, with a validity clause and date 'Königsee i. Thür., den 1. Januar 1921' below, alongside a serial number at lower left and the Bürgermeister's manuscript signature at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Königsee i. Thür. Gutschein über 25 Pfennig Dieser Gutschein wird bis Ende 1922 jederzeit bei der hiesigen Stadtkasse eingelöst. Nachahmung wird mit Zuchthaus bestraft. Königsee i. Thür., den 1. Januar 1921. Der Stadtrat Bürgermeister |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in colour and divided into a narrative vignette composition. At left, a caricature figure of an itinerant herb trader carries a large basket of plants beside an oversized bottle labelled 'Hien-Fong-Essenz / Alleinrechte'. At centre-right, an ornate cartouche encloses a detailed view of the Königsee Kirche (church) set in a landscaped garden with tall conifers. A decorative scroll banner above carries a four-line rhyming verse in Fraktur. The denomination '25 Pfg.' appears in bold white on a black panel at upper left, and the printer's imprint 'Aug. Heinecke, Rudolstadt' is lettered along the lower left margin. |
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