50 Pfennig

Issuer Rudolstadt (Thuringia), City of
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Type Local banknote
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
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Shape Rectangular
Printer Lorsch & Nachbar, Rudolstadt, Germany
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In circulation to 1 January 1922
Reference(s) DeNG 1/2#1146.1a-9/10
Obverse description Grey panels left and right with denomination in yellow. Green wreath in center surrounds a picture of the house where Schiller and Goethe first met. Banner and city coat of arms across bottom.
Obverse lettering 50Pfg 50Pfg ERSTE BEGEGNUNG SCHILLERS u GOETHES Dieser Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit am 1. Jan 1922 Der Stadtrat (signature) GUTSCHEIN DER STADT RUDOLSTADT Lorach & Nachbar, Rudolstadt
(Translation: 50Pfg 50Pfg FIRST MEETING OF SCHILLER and GOETHE This certificate is no longer valid on Jan 1, 1922 The City Council (signature) VOUCHER OF THE CITY OF RUDOLSTADT Lorach & Nachbar, Rudolstadt)
Reverse description Grey panels left and right with bells in top corners, yellow wheat and denomination in bottom corners. Center panel is a green circle with quote from Schiller`s Das Lied Von der Glocke around a picture of a man amidst the ruins of war. Serial number at bottom
Reverse lettering ANNO 1799 DER SCHRECKLICHSTE DER SCHRECKEN DAS IST DER MENSCH IN SEINEM WAHN 50Pfg 50Pfg
(Translation: ANNO 1799 THE MOST TERRIBLE OF HORRORS, IS MAN AT HIS OWN MADNESS` HEIGHT 50Pfg 50Pfg)
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Numisquare ID 1845064790
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