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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Frohse (City of Frohse) |
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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 enclosed within a red rectangular border and presents a central vignette divided into two registers: the upper portion contains a full-length illustration of a medieval armoured knight in red-plumed helmet bearing a lance, set against a billowing red-and-white striped flag on a gold ground, with a circular municipal seal in the upper right corner. The lower register displays the large denomination numeral '50' in dark red alongside the Pfennig symbol, above the issuing authority text, all within a pale blue tonal underprint. Vertical side panels in olive carry the validity and expiry date legends in letterpress, and a facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister appears at foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark blue and ochre on a pale salmon ground, its border formed by a continuous decorative chain motif incorporating the denomination numerals '50' at the corners, with the word 'FÜNFZIG' repeated vertically on both lateral panels. The central vignette presents a dramatic battle scene rendered in an expressionist woodcut style, illustrating the medieval Battle of Frohse of 10 October 1278, with mounted knights and foot soldiers in fierce combat across a snow-covered landscape. Above the scene the legend 'SCHLACHT BEI FROHSE / 10/1. 1278' is set in bold letterpress, accompanied by a caption scroll in Gothic script, while 'STADT-FROHSE' appears in large capitals along the bottom panel; the printer's imprint 'FABER, MAGDEBURG.' is present at lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | FÜNFZIG SCHLACHT BEI FROHSE 10/1. 1278 markgrese Otto wart gevangen mit ome 500 rittern STADT-FROHSE FABER, MAGDEBURG. |
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