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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Westerland (Sylt) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is set within a red and grey double-rule border on salmon-toned paper. The heading reads 'Gutschein auf' in Gothic Fraktur script, with the serial number box at upper right. The denomination 'Fif Groschen' is rendered in a large, grey Gothic display typeface at centre, followed by a three-line validity clause in cursive Kurrent script. Below, two manuscript facsimile signatures appear above their respective titles 'Bürgermeister' and 'Ratmann', with the year 'Anno 1921' at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central multicolour vignette of a lifeboat crew battling heavy seas, with a municipal coat of arms visible on the bow; the scene is captioned 'RETTUNG AUS SEENOT' in a panel below the vignette. The heading 'WESTERLAND/SYLT.' runs in large sans-serif capitals across the top, flanked by denomination tablets reading '50 PF.' in each corner. Frisian-language mottoes in vertical orientation fill the left and right side panels, and the printer's imprint 'BUCHDRUCKEREI CARL MEYER, WESTERLAND-SYLT.' appears at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | WESTERLAND/SYLT. 50 PF. ALLES HEER SIN TIP SADI ARBER SA DI LUAN RETTUNG AUS SEENOT. BUCHDRUCKEREI CARL MEYER, WESTERLAND-SYLT. |
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