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25 Pfennig Dippoldiswalde
| Issuer | Stadtrat zu Dippoldiswalde |
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| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain green paper note of simple typeset design, printed in dark ink on a light green ground. A ruled rectangular panel at centre contains a serial number, below which the large numeral '25' appears alongside the text 'Wertmarke über' to the left and 'Pfennige' to the right. Two horizontal ruling lines divide the upper validity inscription from the central denomination panel and the lower redemption clause. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a large circular official ink stamp of the Stadtrat zu Dippoldiswalde centred on the plain green ground, enclosing the municipal coat of arms within its inner field. A handwritten signature of the Bürgermeister appears below the stamp, with the printed title 'Bürgermeister' beneath it. |
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Dippoldiswalde is a small Saxon market town southeast of Dresden, and like hundreds of German municipalities it resorted to locally produced Kleingeldscheine during the acute coin shortages of the First World War. These town council issues were authorised under emergency provisions that effectively handed monetary printing rights to any civic body capable of producing something credible enough to circulate locally. The oversight was minimal and the quality varied accordingly.
The official stamp served as the primary — often the only — anti-counterfeiting measure, applied by hand before release.