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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | City of Halle an der Saale |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Size | 80 × 40 mm |
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| Obverse description | Emergency currency (Notgeld) issued by the City of Halle an der Saale with a face value of 50 Pfennig, dated 1917. The note bears the municipal authority's designation and denomination in period typeface, framed within a simple border typical of wartime austerity printing. Textual elements confirm the issuing authority and legal tender validity within the local circulation area. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries printed text and decorative elements consistent with municipal Notgeld production of the First World War period, including validity conditions and anti-counterfeiting notices standard to emergency issues of this type. The layout is utilitarian, reflecting the expedient nature of wartime local currency production. |
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Halle an der Saale was among the first wave of German municipalities to issue Kleingeldscheine in 1917, when the wartime hoarding of metal coins created an acute shortage of small change across the Reich. These municipal fractional notes were a civilian administrative fix, authorized under emergency provisions rather than through the Reichsbank. Halle's industrial base — salt processing, chemical manufacturing — meant the city had a particular need for small-denomination transactional currency to keep factory payrolls moving.
The 80 × 40 mm format was deliberately narrow to discourage forgery by reducing the printable surface, a common precaution in the Notgeld series.