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| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Lemgo |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Panoramic vignette of the town of Lemgo with church spires and rolling hills in the background, framed by a decorative border of stylised green foliage and blue ribbons with denomination numerals "50 PF." in red at each corner. A text panel below carries the issuing authority's declaration, date, and multiple manuscript signatures of municipal officials. |
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| Reverse description | A period town crier in colourful uniform stands to the right, holding a hand bell and reading from a proclamation scroll, set against a light guilloche underprint within a red ruled border. The city arms of Lemgo — a crenellated tower above a twin-towered church — appear at the upper centre, with denomination "50 PF." in red at upper left and lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | Magistrat der alten Hansestadt Lemgo ordenet heute an: "Das Notgeld wird jetzt ausgetan" Der Obrigkeit gehorchen Die erste Pflicht für ist Jud und Christ, Vertrauet eurem Magistrat, Der fromm und weise schützt die Stadt, Durch huldreich hochwohlweises Walten, Euch ziemt es stets das Maul zu halten! |
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