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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Ronneburg (Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Size | 67 × 45 mm |
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| Reverse description | Bicolour reverse in brown and grey-blue, with a leaf-and-tendril decorative border matching the obverse. The central vignette presents a townscape of Ronneburg, with a prominent church steeple rising above surrounding rooftops and trees, and a double-armed street lamp in the foreground; the scene is framed within an arched panel. Denomination numerals '50' appear in large type at upper left and upper right corners, and a red letterpress serial number is printed along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 50 Nr. |
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Ronneburg's 1920 Notgeld issue belongs to the first major wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded Germany as federal small change essentially ceased to function. Towns across Thuringia printed their own — some with artistic ambition, most with none. The Lutze signature here identifies a local official signatory rather than a central bank authority, which was the norm for Gemeinde-level issues of this period.
Small-denomination Notgeld of this type was typically printed in large runs but redeemed quickly once the municipality's obligation window closed, usually within months. Notes that escaped redemption often did so because they left the region as curiosities.