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25 Pfennig Ueckermünde
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Ueckermünde |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 118 × 71 mm |
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| Reverse description | Ochre and dark blue note with a vertically lined underprint. A large central oval vignette, framed by a decorative border of geometric scallop motifs, carries a finely rendered harbour scene — identified by the caption 'Hafeneinfahrt' — with a sailing vessel at anchor, waterside vegetation, and a tranquil Haff landscape rendered in letterpress. Denomination numerals '25' appear in ornate cartouches at the upper left and right corners, and a two-line patriotic verse in Gothic script occupies the lower panel. |
| Reverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Ueckermünde 25 Hafeneinfahrt Ueckermünde, traute Heimat, Haffumrauscht und waldumkränzt Halte fest die Pommerntreue! Treue mehr wie Gold noch glänzt. |
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Ueckermünde, a small port town on the Szczecin Lagoon in Pomerania, issued this note during the acute small-change shortage that paralyzed German retail commerce in 1921. Municipal authorities across the country were printing their own Kleingeldersatz at that point — the Reichsbank simply could not produce low-denomination coin fast enough to keep pace with early postwar inflation. Gebrüder Parcus in Munich handled a substantial volume of this emergency municipal paper, printing for dozens of minor issuers simultaneously.
The Parcus firm was known for competent commercial lithography rather than security printing, which is exactly what made them attractive to small-budget municipalities.