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| Issuer | Gemeinde Ochsenhausen (Municipality of Ochsenhausen) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper note framed by a typeset decorative border of repeating geometric and arrow motifs. The denomination "5 Milliarden" is set in bold type at upper left and upper right, flanked by a handwritten serial number at centre top. The body of the note carries the payment text in letterpress, with the value restated in large italic script at centre. At lower left, an oval official ink stamp of the Schultheissenamt Ochsenhausen bears a vignette of the monastery church; two manuscript signatures appear below, attributed to the Schultheiß and Gemeindepfleger respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 Milliarden Die Gemeinde Ochsenhausen zahlt dem Einlieferer dieses Scheines fünf Milliarden Mark Einlösungsfrist: 20. November 1923. Ochsenhausen, 27. Oktober 1923. Schultheiß: Gemeindepfleger: (Translation: 5 billion The municipality of Ochsenhausen pays the person who delivers this note five billion marks Redemption deadline: 20 November 1923 Ochsenhausen, 27 October 1923 Mayor: Community treasurer:) |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a halftone photographic vignette, printed within a plain ruled border, reproducing a frontal view of Ochsenhausen Monastery church. The Baroque façade with its bulbous central tower and flanking bell tower is visible along a forecourt approach, with the monastic conventual buildings extending to the right. The image is printed in black on unadorned cream paper with no additional text or ornamentation. |
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