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5 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Tanna (Reuss) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted notgeld with a decorative dotted border enclosing the text field. The denomination numeral '5' appears in each corner, while the central inscription reads 'Stadtgemeinde Tanna (Reuss) / Gutschein / über / Fünf Pfennig' in a combination of gothic and ornate display lettering. A circular municipal seal is positioned to the lower left, dated 'Tanna, am 1. Jan. 1920', with a manuscript signature of the Stadtrat (Schmidt) below, and the validity clause 'Nur gültig im Stadtbezirk Tanna (Reuss)' running along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Green-tinted reverse with a matching dotted border and denomination numeral '5' in each corner. The central vignette presents a detailed letterpress view of the Tanna market square, with the town hall and church tower visible among surrounding buildings and open square. A horizontal banner at the base carries the inscription 'Tanna. (Reuss).' in bold lettering, while vertical side panels bear the redemption authority legend and anti-counterfeiting warning. |
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Tanna is a small town in the Reuss region of Thuringia, and like hundreds of other German municipalities in 1920, it issued its own emergency paper money — Notgeld — to address a severe shortage of small-denomination coinage. The national mint simply could not keep pace with post-war demand, and local governments, businesses, and even private associations stepped in to fill the gap.
Reuss-area Notgeld is reasonably well documented but not heavily collected as a regional specialty. Tanna's issues attract interest primarily as complete series, not as individual notes.