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| Issuer | Vorderstadt Güstrow (City of Güstrow) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset Notgeld voucher printed in dark brown on plain cream paper, framed by a simple rectangular border with the denomination numeral '50' at each corner and the repeated legend 'PFENNIG' along all four margins. The central text field carries the issuing authority 'Vorderstadt Güstrow' in bold blackletter script above a validity clause restricting use to local circulation until 30 June 1919, followed by the large blackletter legends 'Gutschein' and 'Fünfzig Pfennig'. The issue place and date 'Güstrow, am 4. Dezember 1918' appear at lower left, with the authority designation 'Bürgermeister und Rat' and a manuscript signature at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brownish-purple on a plain buff paper with fine vertical line underprint. A large central vignette enclosed within a scalloped decorative border carries the bold blackletter denomination '50 Pfennig', the numeral '50' rendered in outline script above the word 'Pfennig'. A red serial number appears in the upper right corner, accompanied by a small decorative rosette. The printer's imprint is set in red letterpress type along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 Pfennig Carl Michael'sche Hof- und Landbuchdruckerei, Güstrow i. M. |
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