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4.2 Mark Gold Gebrüder Spohn
| Issuer | Gebrüder Spohn G.m.b.H., Neckarsulm |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed on pink paper with an overall fine guilloche underprint, the obverse carries the heading 'Wertbeständiges Notgeld' in bold Gothic blackletter script across the top, followed by the denomination '1 Dollar = 4,20 G. Mark' in large letterpress type. The body text identifies the issuer and the redemption institutions, with a serial number in red at lower left, and a circular company stamp alongside a manuscript signature of Richard Spohn at lower right. A decorative rosette column with interlocking lathe-work ornaments runs vertically along the right margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Wertbeständiges Notgeld 1 Dollar = 4,20 G. Mark zahlt die Firma Gebrüder Spohn G. m. b. H. Neckarsulm gegen diese Note dem Einlieferer. Einzulösen durch die Oberamtssparkasse Neckarsulm, Rümelinbank A.-G. Heilbronn und deren Zweigstelle Neckarsulm. Behördliche Genehmigung liegt vor und die ausgegebenen Abschnitte sind durch Goldanleihe gedeckt. Gebrüder Spohn G. m. b. H. Neckarsulm, den 1. November 1923 |
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Gebrüder Spohn was a bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer in Neckarsulm — the same town that would later anchor NSU Motorenwerke. During the hyperinflation of 1923, hundreds of German firms issued their own emergency currency (Notgeld) when the Reichsmark became operationally useless, and Spohn was among them. The "Gold" denomination was a common device late in the crisis: pegging notional value to gold rather than paper marks gave workers and suppliers at least a theoretical anchor against daily devaluation.
Karl W. Schilling of Heilbronn handled the printing, a regional jobber responsible for numerous local Notgeld issues that year. Richard Spohn signed as the company's authorized representative.