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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Merseburg (City of Merseburg) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 95 × 60 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in violet and ochre on a lavender ground, with a checkerboard-style border of alternating ochre panels bearing the denomination numerals '50' and 'Pf.' script monograms. The central vignette, framed by an oval of stylized bare branches, presents a detailed line-drawn view of the Merseburg Rathaus (town hall) with figures in the foreground square, captioned 'Rathaus' above the building; ornamental foliate corner cartouches complete the composition. |
| Reverse lettering | Rathaus 50 Pf. |
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Merseburg's 1921 Notgeld issue belongs to the second wave of German municipal emergency currency — the so-called "Serienscheine" phase, when towns across Germany began commissioning artistically elaborate small-denomination notes as much for collector sales as for genuine transactional use. Gebrüder Parcus of Munich were among the more prolific printers serving this market, handling commissions from municipalities well outside Bavaria.
The collector trade in Serienscheine was substantial enough that many issues never circulated at all, traded directly between philatelic dealers.