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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtmagistrat Dingolfing |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Printer | Gebrüder Parcus, Munich, Germany |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 Pfg. 50 Pfg. Letzte Einlösungs-frist drei Monat nach Friedens-Schluss No. 20953 Stadtmagistrat Dingolfing |
| Reverse description | Ochre ground with a central polychrome vignette of a historic Dingolfing tower and gate complex set amid foliage, rendered in a detailed illustrative style. The border is composed of crossed swords entwined with oak branches, Iron Cross medallions at the corners, and German steel helmets at upper left and upper right, evoking the wartime Kriegsgeld theme. The heading 'Kriegsgeld Dingolfing' arches across the top in red and black Fraktur, with the denomination 'Fünfzig 50 Pfennig' in large red Gothic letters along the lower margin and the printer's imprint 'Gebr. Parcus, München' beneath the frame. |
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Dingolfing's 1918 Kleingeldscheine were issued by the town magistrate to address the acute small-change shortage that gripped Bavaria — and most of Germany — as coins disappeared from circulation during the war's final year. Municipalities across the country were empowered to print their own fractional notes, producing an enormous variety of local issues, many of which were redeemed and destroyed within months of issue.
Gebrüder Parcus were a well-regarded Munich printing firm responsible for numerous Bavarian Notgeld issues of this period, lending these small municipals a cleaner production quality than many comparable emergency pieces from smaller or more improvised printers.