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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinden Quern (Municipality of Quern) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue, orange, and green on cream paper, with a decorative blue border framing orange guilloche panels at each corner, each bearing the denomination '25 PF.' A central vignette in letterpress style presents a rural landscape with a windmill, farmhouses, trees, and a winding road under a streaked sky. Below the vignette, a panel carries the validity inscription, two manuscript signatures, and a serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN DER GEMEINDEN QUERN 25 PF. Gültig bis 30. Sept. 1921 No. |
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Quern is a small rural parish in Schleswig, the disputed border territory between Germany and Denmark that had just undergone its partition plebiscite in March 1920 — barely a year before this note was issued. The Gemeinde found itself on the German side of the new frontier, but the regional economy was disrupted enough that small-denomination Notgeld became a practical necessity. Heinrich Appel's press in nearby Süderbrarup produced Kleingeldersatz for several local authorities in the area during this period.
The 1091.2 reference designation indicates a second type within the Quern series, suggesting at least minor variation from an earlier issue.