50 Pfennig

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.