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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Osnabrück (City of Osnabrück) |
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| Year | 1921-1922 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Central circular vignette on a yellow and crimson ground carries the arms of Osnabrück — a cartouche bearing the city's wheel charges, flanked by two standing male figures — enclosed within a bold guilloche ring. The denomination "50" appears in ornate red Gothic numerals within starburst medallions at left and right, against a black lattice underprint. Circular legend around the central vignette gives the issuing authority and redemption clause, with the date July 1921 and the Magistrat signature line at the foot; printer's imprint "Druck: Gebrüder Jänecke, Hannover" is printed below the outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Osnabrück Dieser Gutschein wird durch die Stadthaupt-Kasse eingelöst C. Osnabrück, im Juli 1921 · Der Magistrat Er wird zugelösten Monat nach öffentlicher Ankündigung Druck: Gebrüder Jänecke, Hannover. |
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Osnabrück's 1921–22 Pfennig notgeld belongs to the inflationary surge that followed Germany's war reparations obligations under Versailles — municipal authorities across the Reich printed their own small-denomination scrip because Reichsbank coin simply vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted. Gebrüder Jänecke in Hannover was one of the more prolific provincial printers handling these municipal contracts, producing notgeld for dozens of Lower Saxon towns during this period.
The DeNG reference 1032.1–9/13 indicates a numbered series of at least nine design variants, which was common practice — municipalities often issued thematic sets to encourage collection and reduce redemption pressure.