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| Issuer | Kreis Calau (District of Calau) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1918 |
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| Obverse description | Typeset Notgeld voucher printed in black on grey-blue patterned paper with a fine geometric guilloche underprint. The issuer's name 'KREIS CALAU' appears in large bold Gothic lettering across the top, below which the legend 'Gutschein 5 Pfennig' is set with a large ornamental numeral '5' flanked by foliate scrollwork. The validity clause 'Gültig bis 31. Deztr. 1918' is printed in a curved line below the central motif, followed by the redemption instruction 'Einzulösen bei der Kreiskommunalkasse zu Calau'; series letter 'REIHE N.' and a serial number appear at the lower left and right respectively, with the printer's imprint along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | KREIS CALAU Gutschein 5 Pfennig Gültig bis 31. Deztr. 1918 Einzulösen bei der Kreiskommunalkasse zu Calau REIHE N. JOHANNES PÄSSLER DRESDEN-NEUST. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on the same grey-blue paper and carries the large denomination numeral '5' and the word 'Pfennig' in bold display type, preceded by the heading 'Gutschein über'. A central vignette displays a heraldic shield set within elaborate acanthus and scrollwork ornament. Below, the place and date of issue 'Calau, im April 1918.' is inscribed between decorative wave-rule borders, followed by the issuing authority line 'Der Kreisausschuß' and three manuscript facsimile signatures of committee members. |
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