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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinde Auenbüll (Municipality of Auenbüll) |
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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 printed in green, red, blue, and ochre on cream paper, with a decorative border carrying the patriotic legends 'DU FREIES SCHLESWIG WACHE AUF' along the vertical sides. The central vignette presents the quartered coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein flanked by oak branches, with the Low German mottoes 'UP EWIG UNGEDEILT' inscribed to either side, and the denomination '50 Pf.' in blue numerals at left and right. Below the vignette, the text records the issue place and date 'Auenbüll, den 10. Februar 1920', the validity clause, and the manuscript signature of the Gemeindevorsteher (village headman) Testersen; the lower border carries the inscription 'Gutschein Auenbüll über 50 Pfg.' in bold red lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red, green, and ochre on cream paper with a lightly toned border. The central vignette shows a stone cross monument rising from rocky terrain, flanked by oak trees and two Danish-style red-and-white striped shields, with a yellow ribbon banner bearing the legend 'PLEBISCIT SLESVIG.' arching above. The date '10. FEBRUAR 1920.' appears at the top in red, the place name 'AVNBØL' in large bold red letters across the lower portion, and the denomination '50 Pfennig' in cartouches at lower left and right, the whole composition commemorating the Schleswig plebiscite of that date. |
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| Signature(s) | Testersen (Gemeindevorsteher) |
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