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25 Pfennig Jugendburg Ludwigstein
| Issuer | Vereinigung zur Erhaltung der Burg e.V. (Jugendburg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| In circulation to | 4 April 1922 |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress Notgeld in black and tan on cream paper, with a three-register layout in Gothic typography throughout. The upper register carries the title 'Wechselschein' in bold Gothic lettering within a dark panel framed by decorative corner ornaments, below which the issuer legend identifies the Jugendburg Ludwigstein bei Witzenhausen an der Werra. The central zone presents the denomination numeral '25' in a lighter cartouche with 'PFENNIG' beneath, flanked by two columns of German text disclaiming legal tender status and threatening prosecution for counterfeiting, while the lower panel records the expiry date, place and date of issue, the issuing association's name, and two manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse description | Letterpress design in black and tan on cream paper, divided into two registers by a geometric zigzag border band. The upper half is dominated by a large central vignette of the 'Neidkopf' — a grimacing grotesque mask with hands raised to its face — set against a tan ground and flanked by symmetrical Art Nouveau foliate scrollwork panels, with a caption beneath the vignette identifying the motif. The lower register is anchored at left and right by the denomination figures '25' and 'Pf.' enclosing a central text cartouche bearing a four-line German rhyming verse. |
| Reverse lettering | der Neidkopf auf Burg Ludwigstein 25 Pf. Einer achts der andre betrachts der dritte verlachts Was machts |
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