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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeindekasse Oldisleben (Thuringia), Municipality of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 88 × 68 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in light green and grey on smooth, firm white paper, the obverse carries a central vignette of the local Zuckerfabrik (sugar factory) Oldisleben. Black letterpress text arranged in multiple lines surrounds the vignette, stating the issuing authority, denomination, and validity conditions; the layout is typical of municipal Notgeld issues of the early Weimar Republic period. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in salmon and grey tones on white paper, the reverse is framed by floral ornamental borders enclosing a historical scene illustrating the transfer of Thomas Müntzer to the fortress of Heldrungen — a horse-drawn chariot accompanied by soldiers, evoking the Peasants' War episode associated with the local region. A caption in Gothic lettering identifies the scene below the vignette. |
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Oldisleben is a small town in what was then the Prussian province of Saxony — administratively distinct from Thuringia proper, though often cataloged under the broader Thuringian regional groupings. This 50 Pfennig Notgeld was issued by the Gemeindekasse, the municipal treasury, during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany in the early 1920s as inflation eroded the practical value of metal coinage and the Reichsbank struggled to keep fractional denominations in circulation.
The DeNG reference suffix 5/10 indicates a print run specification within the series — useful for distinguishing between otherwise identical-looking issues from the same municipality.