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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Kreis Moers (District of Moers) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Plain tan paper Notgeld voucher with a simple letterpress-printed rectangular border. The denomination '50 PFENNIG' appears in large bold type at upper centre, preceded by the legend 'Gutschein über', with the serial number printed in a shaded rectangular panel below. A multi-line text block explains the note's acceptance by all Kreiskommunalverband Moers cashiers and its validity terms, dated 'Moers, den 1. Juni 1917', accompanied by a red circular official stamp at lower left and a manuscript signature of the Landrat at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | KREIS MOERS 1917 Gutschein über 50 PFENNIG Dieser Gutschein wird von allen Kassen des Kreiskommunalverbandes Moers und von den Kassen der Städte und Gemeinden im Kreise Moers in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach amtlicher Aufkündigung in den im Kreise erscheinenden Zeitungen. MOERS, den 1. Juni 1917. Der Landrat: |
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Kreis Moers issued this 50 Pfennig Notgeld in 1917, deep into the wartime coin shortage that had stripped small-denomination metal from everyday transactions across Germany. Municipal and district authorities were permitted — effectively encouraged — to fill the gap themselves, which is why hundreds of distinct local issuers appeared between 1916 and 1922. The Kreis rather than the town itself being the issuing authority is worth noting; district-level issues were less common than those from individual municipalities or savings banks.
Paper quality and print runs varied sharply by locality. Moers-district examples from 1917 tend to show handling wear consistent with genuine circulation use, unlike the later decorative Notgeld produced after 1920 largely for collector sale.