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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Staßfurt (City of Staßfurt) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is centered on the city coat of arms of Staßfurt, rendered as a vignette with a standing armored figure holding a sword, set against a blue and white heraldic shield framed by elaborate gilt acanthus scrollwork. The denomination '50 Pfg' appears in vertical panels at both left and right margins, flanked by blue decorative corner motifs with trefoil and clover designs. A serial number is printed in orange across the center, with the printer's imprint 'DRUCK HIMMER, AUGSBURG' at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Staßfurt. 50 Pfg Drei Monate nach Bekanntmachung ungültig DRUCK HIMMER, AUGSBURG. |
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Staßfurt, in Saxony-Anhalt, was the epicenter of Germany's nineteenth-century potash mining boom — the first commercial potash mine in the world opened there in 1861. By 1921, the town's notgeld issues were one of thousands flooding a Germany where Reichsbank currency was depreciating faster than it could be printed. Municipal authorities across the country were authorized to issue their own emergency coinage substitutes, and Staßfurt was no exception.
J. P. Himmer in Augsburg was a prolific notgeld printer, handling commissions from dozens of municipalities simultaneously during this period. Volume work, competently executed.