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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Sparkasse der Stadt Belgard |
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| Size | 88.9 × 63.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black and terracotta-red on cream paper, with a decorative border of alternating rectangular panels. At upper centre, the issuer's name 'Die Sparkasse der Stadt BELGARD' is set in Gothic lettering, flanked by the denomination numerals '25' at left and 'Pfg' at right, each within a framed cartouche. The central vignette presents the elaborately rendered heraldic coat of arms of Belgard, surrounded by baroque scrollwork and set within an ornate cartouche bearing the city name 'Belgard' on a ribbon below. To the left, a six-line payment instruction in Gothic script reads 'zahle gegen diesen Scheck aus meinem Guthaben an den Inhaber', while the denomination in words 'Fünf und zwanzig Pfennige' appears in calligraphic script at right. A serial number and account designation 'Konto N' appear in the lower corners, with the printer's imprint 'FLEMMING-WISKOTT-A.G. GLOSAU' at the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a full-bleed colour vignette, printed in black with watercolour-style red, tan, and blue tints, enclosed within a decorative typographic border. The central scene depicts a galloping charge of Death's Head Hussar cavalrymen in period uniform under Frederick the Great, sabres raised, with a field cannon visible at the left edge; the artwork is signed 'W.H. Lippelt' in the lower right of the image. The surrounding border inscription, rendered in Gothic capitals, reads 'TRACHTEN DER BELGARDEN TOTENKOPFREITER, VOR DEM LEIBHUSAREN IN DANZIG, IM WANDEL DER ZEITEN' along the sides and top, with 'UNTER FRIEDRICH DEM GROSSEN' across the lower panel, and the design registration mark 'D.R.G.M. 795679' printed below the lower border. |
| Reverse lettering | TRACHTEN DER BELGARDEN TOTENKOPFREITER, VOR DEM LEIBHUSAREN IN DANZIG, IM WANDEL DER ZEITEN UNTER FRIEDRICH DEM GROSSEN D.R.G.M. 795679 |
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