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50 Pfennig

Issuer Stadt Lobeda (City of Lobeda), Thuringia
Year 1921
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Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
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Obverse description The obverse is printed in green, brown, and red on cream paper, with a central vignette of a panoramic townscape of Lobeda (captioned 'Götzhau') set within a rectangular frame. To the left stands a medieval halberdier figure with a crescent moon motif, and to the right a townsman or herald figure; the upper left cartouche bears the validity clause and official signatures in Gothic script, while the upper centre carries the issuer inscription in large decorative blackletter and the denomination '50 Pfennig' in red at upper right. A decorative guilloche border with scrollwork runs along the bottom, incorporating the motto 'Einst alles wie heut', and the printer's imprint appears below the frame.
Obverse lettering Notgeld der Stadt Lobeda
50 Pfennig
Gültig bis drei Monate nach Aufruf
Lobeda, 1921. Der Gem. Vorst. Köper
G.-Rat Zimmermann
Einst alles wie heut
Druck: Johannes Arndt - Jena
Reverse description The reverse is printed in green, black, and yellow on cream paper, with a large central medallion in gold/yellow bearing a silhouette vignette of the ruins of Lobeda Castle set against a pale ground. Encircling the medallion is a continuous Gothic-script legend. The four corners each carry the denomination '50 Pfennige' in bold blackletter; to the left a vignette of the Madonna and Child above a red heraldic lion shield, and to the right a fully armoured medieval knight holding a red shield with sword.
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