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5 Pfennig

Issuer Magistrat Ballenstedt
Year 1920
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Obverse description Notgeld voucher (Gutschein) in black letterpress on cream paper, with a large numeral '5' at centre. The issuing text is arranged in two columns flanking the central digit, with the validity clause on the left and the date and place of issue on the right. The issuer's name 'Ballenstedt im Ost-Harz' is set in ornate Gothic script across the lower portion of the note, accompanied by a facsimile signature of the Magistrat above it.
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Reverse description The reverse carries a finely printed vignette of the Albrecht the Bear monument (Denkmal Albrechts d. Bär) at Ballenstedt, showing the statue of the medieval margrave atop a tall pedestal, surrounded by a stand of trees and an ornamental iron fence, all enclosed within a decorative scrollwork border. The denomination numeral '5' appears in small cartouches at the upper-left and lower-centre of the border frame. The design is executed in olive-green and brown tones with fine line engraving.
Reverse lettering 5 Denkmal Albrechts d. Bär 5
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