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5 Mark Heidenheim an der Brenz
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Heidenheim a.d. Brenz |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Green guilloche underprint matching the obverse, with large dark red numerals '5' and 'Mark' flanking a central oval vignette set within a radiating sunburst pattern; the vignette presents a detailed letterpress view of Schloss Heidenheim perched on a rocky outcrop. A serial number appears in black at lower left, while the validity clause and anti-counterfeiting warning are printed below the central vignette. The printer's imprint 'Carl Edelmann (W. Wellers Nf.) Heidenheim' runs along the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Kriegsnotgeld der Stadtgemeinde Heidenheim a.d.Brenz. 5 Mark Gültig vorläufig bis 1. Februar 1919. Verlängerung vorbehalten. Nachahmung strafbar. Carl Edelmann (W. Wellers Nf.) Heidenheim. |
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Heidenheim an der Brenz was home to significant optical and mechanical industries — Voith and Heidenheim's textile machinery firms kept the local economy moving even as the Imperial war economy strained municipal finances to breaking point. By 1918, coin hoarding was endemic across Württemberg, and dozens of smaller municipalities scrambled to issue their own Kleingeldersatz. Carl Edelmann, trading as W. Wellers Nachfolger, was a local commercial printer rather than a specialist banknote house, which shows in the relatively modest production values typical of late-war municipal issues.
The 145A.1d suffix in the DeNG reference suggests this is one of several recognized varieties within the type — likely differentiated by serial number range or minor typographic variation.