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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Hachenburg (City of Hachenburg) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Printer | G. Hunckel, Bremen, Germany |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed on a cream ground within a red and yellow striped rectangular border, with the denomination numeral '50' in black at each corner and 'Pf.' at the lateral margins. The central vignette presents the heraldic shield of Hachenburg — a fortified gate tower in red and yellow with a lion passant above — flanked by the issue date '1. JUNI 1921' and the founding year '1333 14' above the arms. The heading reads 'NOTGELD DER STADT HACHENBURG' in bold letterpress, a serial number appears at the top, two manuscript signatures are present above the legend 'DER MAGISTRAT', and a redemption clause in small Gothic script runs along the lower margin with the printer's imprint 'G. HUNCKEL, Bremen' beneath. |
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| Obverse lettering | NOTGELD DER STADT HACHENBURG 064439 1333 14 1. JUNI 1921 DER MAGISTRAT DIESES GELD VERLIERT SEINE GÜLTIGKEIT EINEN MONAT NACH KÜNDIGUNG IN DER WESTERWÄLDER ZEITUNG. DIE STADTGEMEINDE HACHENBURG HAFTET FÜR DIE EINLÖSUNG 50 Pf. G. HUNCKEL, Bremen |
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Hachenburg's 1921 Notgeld issue belongs to the second wave of German municipal emergency money — by this point a self-conscious collector phenomenon as much as a practical payment instrument. Towns competed for sales to album-filling Notgeld enthusiasts, and many series were printed in far larger quantities than local circulation required, effectively subsidizing municipal finances through philatelic demand.
G. Hunckel of Bremen handled a significant volume of Notgeld commissions during this period for municipalities well outside their region. The square format — unusual enough to warrant attention — was a deliberate design choice to distinguish the series on the collector market.