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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Neuwied (City of Neuwied) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | STADT NEUWIED GUTSCHEIN ÜBER FÜNFZIG PFENNIG Neuwied, den 8. Mai 1917. Der Bürgermeister. In Vertretung: Behse. |
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| Reverse lettering | Dieser Gutschein wird von allen städt. Kassen in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert einen Monat nach Bekanntmachung im amtl. Kreisblatt seine Gültigkeit. |
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Neuwied's 1917 50 Pfennig Notgeld belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency currency issued across Germany when the imperial government's coin requisition campaigns stripped small denominations from everyday commerce. The Rhineland town of Neuwied — historically notable as a refuge for religious minorities including Herrnhuter Brüdergemeinde settlers — managed its own local issue rather than pooling with a regional authority, which was common practice for towns of its size.
The Gra#N43.1a designation suggests at least one variant exists within this series. Behse's single signature implies a streamlined authorization, typical of wartime municipal administration cutting bureaucratic overhead.