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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinde Neuhaus in Westfalen (Municipality of Neuhaus in Westfalen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned notgeld note with a yellow and black decorative border; the denomination '50 PFENNIG' appears in large bold Gothic numerals at the upper left and lower left corners. The word 'Notgeld' is inscribed in ornate Fraktur script across the top, with 'Neuhaus i. Westf.' below in matching style. A central circular vignette shows the Episcopal residence (Bisch. Residentz) with a red-domed tower, captioned '72 + 47 / 1802'; at upper right, a decorative panel carries flag motifs, and at lower right, a stylized sun emblem. Below the vignette, a validity clause in Gothic script reads 'Dieser Notgeldschein verliert die Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Bekanntmachung. Einlösung a. der Gemeindekasse,' signed 'Der Gemeindevorstand,' with a red circular seal at centre bottom. |
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| Reverse lettering | AMSTERDAM NEUHAUS WIEN Die erste Post nach Wien und Amsterdam, von Neuhaus ihren Anfang nahm. — Und brauchten auch zur Reise sehr viel Zeit die Leute — Soviel steht fest! — viel billiger wars als heute. — |
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Neuhaus in Westfalen issued this note as part of the vast Notgeld wave that swept German municipalities between 1920 and 1922, when chronic small-denomination coin shortages forced local authorities to print their own emergency scrip. By 1921 the practice had grown into something of a cottage industry — many municipalities deliberately over-issued attractive series for sale to collectors, generating revenue well beyond what circulation actually required. Whether Neuhaus was printing purely out of necessity or partly for the philatelic market is the more interesting question about any note from this period.