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| Issuer | Stadt Emmerich (City of Emmerich) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Notgeld (emergency currency) voucher printed in brown and black on cream paper, with a decorative border of fine saw-tooth and scroll ornament. The denomination 'Fünfzig' is rendered in large Gothic script on a scroll vignette at centre, with 'Pfennig' below and the numeral '50' repeated at left and right. A text block in Kurrent script states the redemption conditions, giving the place and date 'Emmerich, den 15. November 1918', followed by the legend 'Der Bürgermeister' with a manuscript signature. At lower left, a circular embossed stamp reads 'Siegel der Stadt Emmerich' around the municipal arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein. Fünfzig Pfennig 50 zahlt die Stadt Emmerich gegen Rückgabe dieses Gutscheines nach erfolgter Aufkündigung durch öffentliche Bekanntmachung spätestens 3 Monate nach Friedensschluss. Emmerich, den 15. November 1918. Der Bürgermeister Siegel der Stadt Emmerich |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown and black on cream paper with a fine wavy-line guilloche underprint filling the field. The municipal coat of arms of Emmerich — a shield charged with a fortified gate and two towers — is centrally placed, flanked symmetrically by two circular cartouches each bearing the denomination '50 Pfg.' in bold Gothic numerals and lettering. A serial number appears at top centre. At the base, a rectangular panel carries the city name 'Emmerich.' in large black Fraktur lettering, flanked by foliate ornamental blocks. |
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