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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Rothenburg ob der Tauber, City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1921 |
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| Obverse lettering | Fünfzig Pfennig Notgeld der Stadt Rothenburg ob der Tauber 50 Pf Einlösbar bei der Stadtkasse Rothenburg o/T. bis 31. Dez. 1921 Rothenburg d. 24. Juni 1921 Der Stadtrat 1. Bürgermeister Adolf Hoss Rothenburg o/T. |
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| Reverse lettering | Fünfzig Pf. Rothenburger Festspiel VI Der Beutereiter Magdalene Ich fleh' dich an wie man in hoechster Not zum Himel ruft o Feldherr hab Erbarmen 50 Pf. |
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber was among hundreds of German municipalities forced to issue their own fractional currency during the early Weimar inflation years, when coin metal was hoarded and official small denominations dried up almost entirely. What made Rothenburg's issues distinctive was the decision to print locally through Adolf Hoss rather than contracting one of the large specialist printers — Giesecke & Devrient, Köhler, or their competitors — who handled the bulk of German Notgeld work at this period.
Local printing meant shorter runs, less consistent registration, and more variation between printings. Worth examining for press artifacts accordingly.