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25 Pfennig Deutsche Amerika-Woche
| Issuer | Weser-Gilde, Bremen |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The central field carries a large oval cartouche with the bold numeral '25' set against a blue guilloche underprint, flanked on either side by cursive script vignettes. The heading 'DEUTSCHE AMERIKA-WOCHE BREMEN' runs in bold letterpress across the top, while the border is composed of national flags from American and European nations, with the flag of the United States at lower left and the Brazilian flag at lower right. A key emblem of the Weser-Gilde appears below the denomination cartouche, accompanied by a red letter 'A' and validity clauses in cursive script on either side. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEUTSCHE AMERIKA-WOCHE BREMEN 25 Dieser Gutschein verliert am Tage der 1ten Deutschen seine Gültigkeit. Das Präsidium der Weser-Gilde der Beendigung Amerika-Woche Die Geschäfts-Führung HAUSCHILD BREMEN |
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The Deutsche Amerika-Woche — German-America Week — was an annual cultural and commercial event cultivated by German cities with strong transatlantic trade ties, and Bremen, as the principal port of emigration to North America for decades, had more stake in it than most. The Weser-Gilde was a merchants' association rooted in that maritime commerce, and this 25 Pfennig emergency note was almost certainly issued as promotional scrip tied to the event rather than as genuine circulating currency — a Notgeld issued for collectors as much as for transactions.
1923 puts it squarely in the hyperinflationary period, when such small pfennig denominations were already economically absurd. H.M. Hauschild was a Bremen publisher of local historical and cultural material, an unusual choice for a currency printer — which underscores the commemorative character of the issue.