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25 Pfennig Stadtsparkasse
| Issuer | Stadtsparkasse Bielefeld |
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| Year | 1917-1919 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Red and black letterpress Kriegsnotgeld note dominated by a central diamond-shaped vignette in black, within which the denomination '25' appears in large bold numerals above the issuer name 'Stadt Sparkasse Bielefeld' in ornate blackletter script. The surrounding field is filled with a dense red guilloche border pattern interspersed with columns of comparative wartime food price text in small print. The central legend reads 'KRIEGSNOTGELD IST DIES PAPIER BIS 1919 ERSTENVIER' along the diamond edges, with the mandate text 'zahle dem Überbringer dieser Anweisung' and the issuing authority 'MAGISTRAT BIELEFELD 17.1917' below, accompanied by two manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse lettering | B No 207369 25 Kriegsplatz-Anweisung Mit viel Liebe unsre Rübe präge fest dir ein Broterlatz bleibt die Getreibe Gelderlatz ist dieser Schein. SCHUTZ VON DER MUEHLEN CALOW SEVERING HOEVENER BIELEFELDER LEBENSMITTEL AUSSC FUER DAS KRIEGSNOTJAHR 1917 OBERBUERGERMEISTER DR STAPENHORST |
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Bielefeld's Stadtsparkasse began issuing Kleingeldscheine in 1917 as the wartime metal shortage pushed even the smallest coins out of circulation. Municipal savings banks across Germany filled the gap, and Bielefeld was among the more prolific producers — the city would later become notorious for its Notgeld output, eventually experimenting with linen and compressed linen issues that drew collectors internationally in the early 1920s.
The 1917–1919 paper issues predate that showmanship. Functional, locally printed, redeemable at the issuing branch.