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25 Pfennig Bevern
| Issuer | Gemeinde Bevern (Amtsbezirk Bevern) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Blue and black Notgeld note with a decorative geometric border band across the top bearing the legend NOTGELD DER GEMEINDE BEVERN. The central vignette, printed in blue, depicts a gnome or dwarf figure in a pointed hat standing amid wildflowers and a mushroom beneath a crescent moon and stars. Denomination panels reading 25 PFENNIG appear in bold black type to the left and right of the central vignette. The lower portion carries two lines of text identifying the issuing authority, the expiry date, and spaces for the signatures of the Amtsausschuss and the Amtsvorsteher, with a red serial number printed below. |
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| Reverse lettering | 25 PFENNIG NOTGELD DER GEMEINDE BEVERN |
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Bevern is a small village in Lower Saxony, and its 1921 notgeld issue is a product of the chronic small-change shortage that paralyzed retail commerce across Germany in the early Weimar period. Municipal and parish authorities at every level — including communities as minor as Bevern — were legally permitted to issue emergency fractional currency when coins simply weren't circulating. Conrad Hans of Hamburg handled a substantial volume of this provincial notgeld work, supplying dozens of small issuers across northern Germany.
Short print runs and highly localized redemption windows mean attrition was high. Most were redeemed and pulped within months of issue.