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25 Pfennig Kreissparkasse Herzberg, with date

Issuer Kreissparkasse Herzberg (Kreis Schweinitz)
Year 1920
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Currency Mark (1914-1924)
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Obverse description Printed in brown and ochre tones on a light ground, the obverse is dominated by a large central diamond-shaped vignette bearing the bold numeral '25' over the abbreviation 'Pfg', enclosed within an ornate scrollwork border carrying the legend 'Kreis Schweinitz' along the upper band and 'Gutschein' along the lower band. Institutional text in the upper-left corner identifies the Kreissparkasse in Herzberg (Elster) as the main office, with branch locations listed in the upper-right corner. The date 'Herzberg (Elster), den 24. Juli 1920' appears at lower left, with the issuing authority 'Der Kreisausschuß' and a manuscript signature at lower right.
Obverse lettering Kreis Schweinitz
25 Pfg
Gutschein
Hauptzahlungsstellen: Kreissparkasse in Herzberg (Elster)
Zweigstellen in Jessen, Schönewalde, Schweinitz, Jeyda, Schlieben
Herzberg (Elster), den 24. Juli 1920
Der Kreisausschuß
Reverse description The reverse, rendered in the same brown and ochre palette, presents a central circular vignette framed by acanthus scrollwork, enclosing a figure of a woman in traditional peasant dress seated at a spinning wheel. Diamond-shaped corner panels at left and right each carry the numeral '25', while the vertical side borders bear the legend 'KREIS SCHWEINI TZ' reading upward on both flanks. A two-line folk proverb is inscribed below the central vignette.
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