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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Neuruppin (City of Neuruppin) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an older bearded man, seated and taking notes, shown in an exploratory or scholarly setting with a pyramid visible in the background and a castle scene beyond. The composition is rendered in a detailed letterpress style typical of German Notgeld issues of the early 1920s, with decorative border elements framing the scene. |
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| Reverse lettering | Fünfzig Pfennig Serie 3 Ora et labora! Fünfzig Pfennig (Translation: Pray and Work! 50 Pfennig) |
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Neuruppin's 1921 Notgeld issue belongs to the enormous wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded Germany as coin shortages worsened during the inflationary spiral following the First World War. The city — a small Prussian town on the Ruppiner See, best known as the birthplace of Theodor Fontane — was one of hundreds of municipalities forced to print fractional notes simply to keep local commerce moving when Reichsbank coinage vanished from circulation.
The DeNG reference suffix ".3-3/4" indicates this is one of multiple variants within the 959 series, distinguishing it by printing or paper characteristics. Collectors should verify the specific variant markers carefully against the full DeNG listing before attributing.