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25 Pfennig Sportverein Eintracht
| Issuer | Sportvereine Eintracht von 1919 und S.V. von 1910 e.V., Celle |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue-grey and ochre bicolour Notgeld note printed in an expressive Art Nouveau style by König-Eschede. The central vignette shows three allegorical figures — a standing male athlete flanked by two seated female figures — set against radiating sunburst lines, with a date inscription '1. DEZEMBER 1921' beneath. To the left, a bold vertical inscription block carries the commemorative text in stylised lettering; to the upper right, the circular arms of Celle display a rearing white horse, with a coiled dragon vignette below. The lower margin bears the legend 'SPENDE FÜR EINEN SPORTPLATZ' above two manuscript signatures above the titles '1. VORSITZENDER' and '2. VORSITZENDER'. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE VEREINIGUNG DER SPORTVEREINE EINTRACHT VON 1919 UND S V VON 1910 E V 1. DEZEMBER 1921 SPENDE FÜR EINEN SPORTPLATZ 1. VORSITZENDER 2. VORSITZENDER CELLE |
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Notgeld issued by sports clubs rather than municipal or commercial bodies is uncommon, and this piece from two Celle football clubs — Eintracht von 1919 and S.V. von 1910 — sits at an unusual intersection of the small-change crisis and local club fundraising. By 1921, many issuing authorities were exploiting collector demand for Notgeld as a revenue stream, and a joint issue by two sports associations fits that pattern exactly: the notes were often sold directly to collectors at face value and never meaningfully circulated.
Eduard Binder in Celle handled the printing. König-Eschede's designer credit is worth noting — the firm's work appeared across multiple Celle-area Notgeld issues of the period.