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| Emittent | Stadt Linz am Rhein (City of Linz on the Rhine) |
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| Jahr | 1919 |
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| Nennwert | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | Stadt Linz a/Rh. 50 (FÜNFZIG) PFENNIG Dieser Wertschein verliert am 1. Oktober 1923 seine Gültigkeit. Linz, den 1. April 1919. Der Bürgermeister: M. DUMONT SCHAUBERG, KÖLN. |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | The reverse presents a two-colour letterpress vignette of the Burg Zur Leyen castle ruin silhouetted on a rocky ridge above the Rhine, set against a dramatic radiant sunrise in red and green tones. Grape clusters with vine leaves flank the upper corners, referencing the region's viticulture, while diamond-shaped denomination cartouches reading 'LINZ 50' appear at the upper left and right. A bold red ribbon banner across the lower portion carries a regional motto in black gothic lettering, with the caption 'BURG ZUR LEYEN' in the lower left margin. |
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Linz am Rhein is a small town on the eastern bank of the Rhine in what was then the Rhine Province of Prussia — not to be confused with the Austrian city. This note was issued as Notgeld during the severe coin shortage that followed Germany's defeat in 1918, when hoarding of metal currency left municipalities scrambling to produce their own small-denomination scrip. M. Dumont Schauberg, the Cologne printer responsible here, handled a significant volume of Rhineland Notgeld issues during this period and was a well-established newspaper and commercial press rather than a specialist security printer.
The 1919 Rhineland issues carry an additional layer of political tension: French and Belgian occupation forces entered the region that same year under the terms of the Armistice, complicating local monetary authority considerably.