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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Hessisch Oldendorf (City of Hessisch Oldendorf) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Designer(s) | Rudolf Hillebrecht |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a central rectangular vignette reproducing an excerpt from an old engraving of the town of Hessisch Oldendorf as it appeared during the Battle of Hess-Oldendorf (28 June – 8 July 1633), with the town name 'Oldendorf' inscribed within the scene. The denomination '25' appears in ornamental corner cartouches at upper left and right, with 'Pfg' repeated in similar cartouches at lower left and right, while the city coat of arms flanks the central vignette on both sides. The lower panel carries the issue text dated Hess.-Oldendorf, 1. Okt. 1921, bearing the facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister, with a large serial number printed below and the printer's imprint 'Edler & Krische, Hannover' at the base. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in a bold Expressionist woodcut style, designed by Rudolf Hillebrecht, whose monogram 'RH' appears within the central vignette. Three panels dominate the field: at left, a dramatic scene of figures before a burning or illuminated church tower; at centre, a brooding half-length figure of a miserly man (the legendary miser Baxmann) hunched over his hoard, with the inscription 'Mehr—mehr / Alles Ich—Ich' woven into the composition; and at right, a circular vignette of figures in torment. The denomination '25' occupies the upper corner cartouches and 'Pfg' the lower, while the upper panel carries the title 'Notgeld der Stadt Hess.-Oldendorf' and a two-line verse, with a narrative text panel at the foot and the designer credit 'Entwurf Rudolf Hillebrecht' at the base. |
| Reverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Hess.-Oldendorf Berge des Goldes häufest du in deinem Hause. Berge des Leides auf der Menschen Herzen. 25 Pfg Mehr—mehr / Alles Ich—Ich Zu Oldendorf lebte ein arger Geizhals mit Namen Baxmann, der mit dem ††† Bösen im Bunde sein wucherisches Handwerk trieb. Wenn ihm auch jeder aus dem Wege ging, so zog eine verhängnisvolle Kraft, die Menschen in ihrer Not immer wieder zu ihm hin. ENTWURF RUDOLF HILLEBRECHT |
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