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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Wernigerode (City of Wernigerode) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by the municipal coat of arms of Wernigerode at centre, a red castle with tower on a white ground, enclosed within a rectangular vignette flanked by carved wooden-column figures in a folk-art style. A Gothic-script header reads 'Gutschein der Stadt Wernigerode a/Harz' across the top. The denomination '50' appears in large numerals at lower left and right, with date '20.12.20', the issuing authority 'Der Magistrat', a printed serial number, and the printer's imprint 'Louis Koch · Halberstadt' along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Stadt Wernigerode a/Harz Dieser Gutschein wird jederzeit a. d. städt. Kassen zu Wernigerode eingelöst. Ungültig 3 Monate nach Aufruf in den hiesigen Zeitungen. Wernigerode a. H. den 20.12.20. Der Magistrat 50 LOUIS KOCH · HALBERSTADT |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed colour vignette of the historic Wernigerode Rathaus (Town Hall) with its characteristic half-timbered façade and Gothic spires set against an open market square. Decorative columns with grotesque mask capitals frame the scene on either side, each accompanied by a standing figure in regional costume and verses in German script. The denomination 'fünfzig- Pfennig' is lettered in bold Gothic script at the top, and 'Wernigerode am Harz' appears in large display lettering along the lower border. |
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