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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Dahlenburg, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 85 × 55 mm |
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| Obverse description | Tan ground with teal and dark blue underprint; large numeral 50 at centre flanked by diamond vignettes bearing denomination, and the town seal of Dahlenburg (dated 1637) at lower left. Date 15 Sept. 1921 and magistrate signature appear at foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | DAHLENBURG 50 50 Wo der Ackersmann das Feld bebaut Und man früh schon's Gänseliesel schaut, Gelt – da hat man Brot und hat auch Schmalz, Wünscht doch alle mit uns: „Gott erhalt's”! |
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Dahlenburg is a small market town in Lower Saxony, and this 50 Pfennig note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept German municipalities between 1919 and 1922 — when chronic small-coin shortages forced local authorities to print their own emergency fractional currency. Franz Scherrer of Hanover handled a considerable volume of such municipal work during this period, supplying notes to dozens of towns too small to negotiate directly with major security printers.
The single magistrate signature reflects Dahlenburg's modest administrative structure. Jonas signed as the issuing authority, bearing personal accountability for redemption — a legal obligation that became increasingly strained as hyperinflation accelerated through 1921.