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25 Pfennig Amts-Sparkasse
| Issuer | Amts-Sparkasse Hausberge a.d. Weser |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red, green, and grayish-brown on smooth white satin paper, the note presents circular vignettes on both left and right margins, each containing a portrait of a local figure in traditional regional headdress. Central text is rendered in red and black letterpress, carrying the denomination, issuing authority, and validity clause. |
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| Reverse lettering | PORTA WESTFALICA E.NUMMER 25 Pfg |
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Hausberge an der Weser was a small town in the Prussian province of Westphalia, and like hundreds of comparable municipalities in 1921, its savings institution issued emergency small-change notes to compensate for the near-total disappearance of coin from circulation. The Reichsbank's inability to keep low-denomination coinage in everyday use — a direct consequence of metal hoarding and wartime debasement that persisted well into the Weimar period — pushed the burden of small-change provision onto local authorities with no business issuing currency.
The reference suffix "1a" typically indicates a minor printing or paper variant within the series rather than a separate issue.