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40 Pfennig
| Issuer | Königsaue, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 40 Pfennig (0.40) |
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| Obverse description | Uncut sheet of four 10 Pfennig coupons arranged in a two-by-two layout, each coupon bearing a large red denomination numeral '10' within an oval guilloche border of green circular ornaments set against a red-ruled octagonal frame. The issuer name 'Königsaue' appears in Gothic script along the lower edge of each coupon. A central circular vignette between the four coupons carries the combined face value '40' in red with the inscription 'gültig bis 4 Wochen' (valid for 4 weeks). The date 'Königsaue, d. 10. 21.' and the authority line 'Der Gemeindevorstand' with a manuscript signature appear in the central horizontal dividing strip; the printer's imprint 'LOUIS KOCH – HALBERSTADT' and the designer's name 'W. Dockhorn' are lettered at the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a large central vignette of a chessboard in brown and cream tones with several chess pieces — king, queen, knight, bishop, and pawns — positioned mid-game. Four cartouche panels in the corners and along the sides bear a German verse in Gothic script, reading in sequence: 'Ein Schachbrett ist das ganze Leben / auf dem wir nur geschoben werden / Mit lichter Hoffnung geht's ans Spiel / Ein Stärkrer lenkt's Schach matt ist's Ziel.' The designer's signature 'W. Dockhorn' appears at the lower right margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Ein Schachbrett ist das ganze Leben auf dem wir nur geschoben werden Mit lichter Hoffnung geht's ans Spiel Ein Stärkrer lenkt's Schach matt ist's Ziel W. Dockhorn |
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