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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Merseburg (City of Merseburg) |
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| Year | 1919-1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper note with text printed in Gothic (Fraktur) letterpress script. The large denomination numeral '50' appears at the left, followed by the voucher title in elaborate calligraphic lettering across the centre. A validity notice reading 'Gültig bis 31. März 1920' is printed in smaller type at the upper left, with a handwritten serial number at the upper right. The issuing authority line and date appear at the lower left, with the magistrate's designation and two manuscript facsimile signatures at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gültig bis 31. März 1920 No 182883 50 Gutschein über Fünfzig Pfennig Nur im Verkehr mit der städtischen Verwaltung Merseburg Merseburg, 1. Juni 1919 Der Magistrat |
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Merseburg's 50 Pfennig Notgeld belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded Germany after the imperial collapse — the city acting unilaterally to plug a small-denomination coin shortage that the Reichsbank could not address fast enough. Gebrüder Parcus in Munich handled a substantial share of southern and central German Notgeld commissions during this period, running essentially an assembly-line operation for dozens of municipalities simultaneously.
The two-year window of 1919–1920 reflects Merseburg's reluctance to retire the notes before adequate Reichsbank coin supplies returned. Short-dated Notgeld from this region typically shows heavier circulation wear than collector-targeted issues — Merseburg's were meant to be spent, not saved.