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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Rostocker Bank / City of Rostock (Notgeld) |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-green on cream paper, with a light blue underprint of foliate motifs forming the background. A large bold numeral '50' in Gothic Fraktur script occupies the upper portion within a dotted circular border, below which the denomination 'Pfennig' and the term 'Aushilfsschein' are set in matching blackletter type. The body of the note carries a multi-line text block stating the validity and acceptance conditions, dated 14 November 1918, followed by the issuing authority 'Rostocker Bank' and a manuscript signature; the borders are composed of repeated denomination text forming a typographic frame. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 Pfennig Aushilfsschein Gültig bis 1. Februar 1919. Der Aushilfsschein wird von allen öffentlichen Kassen der Seestadt Rostock, sowie allen Banken in Rostock zum Nennwert in Zahlung genommen. — In Beträgen von Mk. 5.— werden solche Aushilfsscheine an den Kassen der Rostocker Bank in Rostock in andere Zahlungsmittel umgetauscht Rostock, Rostocker Bank. d. 14. Novbr. 1918. Adlers Erben GmbH Rostock |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue on cream paper with a fine horizontal-line underprint and scattered blue dot pattern forming the ground. A large bold '50 Pfg' in Fraktur type sits within an ornamental cartouche of scrollwork and dotted borders at the top. The central text block, in blackletter script, states the authorization by the Mecklenburg Finance Ministry in Schwerin and the guarantee of the Seestadt Rostock, with securities deposited at the Reichsbank as collateral, dated Rostock, 14 November 1918; a manuscript signature of the Bürgermeister appears below, and a red serial number is printed at the foot within a ruled panel. |
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