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5 Pfennig
| Issuer | Johannisburg, City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Size | 85 × 54 mm |
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| Obverse description | Dark brown intaglio print over a light green guilloche underprint, the entire face enclosed within a decorative border of oak leaves and acorns. The denomination numeral "5" appears at upper left, with the city coat of arms positioned below it; the central field carries the issuing authority text and a commemorative inscription relating to the East Prussian plebiscite of 11 July 1920. A red serial number runs along the lower margin, with the printer's imprint at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5P Die Stadt Johannisburg Ostpr. gab dieses Stadtgeld heraus Zur Frinnerung an die deutsche Abstimmung am 11. Juli 1920. Johannisburg Ostpr. den 1. Oktober 1920. Der Magistrat (Signature) Dieser Schein verliert 1 Monat nach öffentlicher Bekanntmachung zur Einlösung seine Gültigkeit FLEMMING - WISKOTT A. - G. GLOGAU (Translation: 5P The city of Johannisburg East Prussia gave this city money out as a reminder of the German vote on July 11, 1920. Johannisburg East Prussia, October 1st, 1920. The Magistrate (Signature) This note loses its validity 1 month after public notice of redemption. FLEMMING - WISKOTT A. - G. GLOGAU) |
| Reverse description | Dark brown decorative printing on a light green guilloche underprint, with the central vignette showing the Johannisburg town hall alongside the Bismarck monument destroyed by Russian forces in 1914. Patriotic verses in German in the Masurian dialect occupy the surrounding field, and the numerical denomination "5" is repeated in the lower corners. |
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