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5 Mark
| Issuer | Bezirksverband der Amtshauptmannschaft und Stadt Zittau |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Printer | Gebrüder Güttler, Zittau, Germany |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress Gutschein in green and black, framed by an elaborate foliate border enclosing the full face. The denomination 'Fünf Mark' is set in large gothic script at centre, above a Fraktur text block stating the issuing authorities and redemption terms, dated Zittau, 15 November 1918; a heraldic shield bearing the letter 'Z' (Zittau civic arms) divides two manuscript signature lines. The printer's imprint of Gebrüder Güttler, Zittau appears at lower right, with a red serial number at the top. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 MARK 5 FÄLSCHUNGEN UND NACHAHMUNGEN DIESES GUTSCHEINES WERDEN NACH DEN STRAFGESETZEN VERFOLGT. |
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Zittau sits hard against the corners of Germany, Bohemia, and Silesia — a textile town that by late 1918 was watching its economy fragment alongside the empire it had served. This note is Notgeld in the proper sense: issued by the district authority (Amtshauptmannschaft) jointly with the town administration because Reichsbank notes had effectively vanished from daily commerce, hoarded or redirected to war procurement.
Gebrüder Güttler was a local Zittau printer, not a specialist banknote firm. That matters — the security features are minimal, and contemporary counterfeiting of small-denomination Notgeld was common enough that many issues were quickly withdrawn and redesigned.