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5 Pfennig

Issuer Magistrat Ballenstedt
Year 1920
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Value 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05)
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Obverse description The note is printed in a decorative letterpress style with stylized fir-branch ornaments at each corner forming the border framework. 'Gutschein' runs across the top in ornate Gothic blackletter type, with a central circular vignette enclosing the bold numeral '5'. The issuing authority inscription 'Ballenstedt im Ost-Harz', validity text, date, and a manuscript official signature of the Magistrat are distributed across the lower field.
Obverse lettering Gutschein über 5 Pfg. Die Gültigkeit erlischt 3 Monate nach öffentlicher Bekanntmachung. Ballenstedt i/H. den 28. Sept. 1920 Magistrat Ballenstedt im Ost-Harz
Reverse description The reverse presents a finely printed landscape vignette enclosed within an Art Nouveau-style interlaced border. The scene renders the Sternhaus, a local landmark near Ballenstedt, set against a wintry backdrop with snow-covered rooftops and bare trees. The denomination numeral '5' appears within a small cartouche at the bottom centre of the border frame.
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