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25 Pfennig green issue
| Issuer | Stadt Ahrweiler (City of Ahrweiler) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Reference(s) | DeNG 1/2#7.3-1/2 |
| Obverse description | Green-tinted notgeld on a floral underprint ground, with the issuing authority 'Stadt Ahrweiler' and the denomination '25 Pfennig' in bold letterpress to the left. A circular municipal seal vignette appears at centre, accompanied by a redemption clause and the date 'Ahrweiler, 15. August 1921' with a serial number in red. To the right, a tall arched vignette depicts a full-length figure of Konrad von Blankart in period dress, holding a sword, captioned 'KONRAD VON BLANKART AHRWEILER 1561.' |
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| Reverse description | Green-tinted reverse centred on a panoramic vignette of the medieval town gate and fortifications of Ahrweiler, with vineyards, tall poplars, and mounted figures passing through the gate. Denomination numerals '25' appear in framed cartouches at upper left and upper right. A heraldic shield with eagle is at lower left and a cooper's trade emblem at lower right. Poetic inscriptions in Gothic script run along all four borders, and the legend 'KREISSTADT AHRWEILER' is set along the lower margin. |
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Ahrweiler's 1921 Notgeld series was among the thousands of municipal emergency currency issues produced during Germany's postwar liquidity crisis, when coin shortages left local governments scrambling to cover everyday transactions. Carl Schleicher & Schüll in Düren were prolific suppliers to this market — a paper mill and print house with the capacity to turn small municipal commissions around quickly, which is precisely what the moment demanded.
The DeNG reference suffix indicates a half-pfennig denomination variant within the 25 Pfennig grouping, a granularity that reflects how obsessively this material was catalogued by German collectors almost from the moment of issue.