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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Eisfeld (City of Eisfeld, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Printer | Scharfes Druckereien, Wetzlar, Germany |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a colour view of the Eisfeld market square with a decorative fountain in the foreground and multi-storey townhouses flanking a church tower in the background, signed 'H. Blechschmidt' at lower right. Two figures in traditional Thuringian working attire — a stooped peddler at left and a labourer with tools at right — flank the central scene within a dark ornamental border with red cross motifs. Denomination panels reading '25 Pfennig' appear at lower left and right, below a four-line folk verse in German Gothic script. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette illustrates a traditional weaving workshop scene with two figures operating large hand looms, framed by an elaborate gilt cartouche; above, a frieze on black ground shows toy rocking horses and a dancing doll, referencing Eisfeld's historical toy-making trade. Denomination panels in red reading '25 Pfennig' are set on stippled pink underprint panels at left and right. The lower section carries a four-line verse in German script within a cartouche, a serial number, a validity notice at lower left, and the issuing authority inscription with manuscript signature at lower right; the printer's imprint 'Scharfes Druckereien, Wetzlar.' appears at the very bottom edge. |
| Reverse lettering | 25 Pfennig Giltig bis 1 Monat nach Aufkündigung Früher worn im ganzen Land Asfäller Schuh un Tuch bekannt, Jetzt sänn Puppen, Pfärla, Holzyürhäng Hier ze hamm in jeder Läng. Eisfeld, August 1921. D. Magistrat No [serial number] Scharfes Druckereien, Wetzlar. |
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