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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Weida (City of Weida, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Dark red scrollwork underprint covers the entire field, with a central oval vignette of the Weida townscape as it appeared in 1655, dominated by twin church spires rising above a dense cluster of rooftops. At upper left, a circular medallion in blue-green carries the large denomination numeral '50'; at upper right, a matching medallion bears the city arms with a stylised tower. Flanking ribbon banners carry the validity clause on the left and the issuing authority details with date on the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Weida 50 Gültig bis 1 Monat nach Aufruf Weida 30.9.21 Gemeinde Rat F. Bittel Gemeinde Buchhalt. Pabst 1655. |
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Weida's 1921 Notgeld issue belongs to the second wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded Thuringia as the Reichsbank's coin supply collapsed under postwar inflation pressure. The Johannes Arndt Druckerei in Jena handled a substantial volume of small-town Notgeld commissions during this period — efficient, local, and cheap, which suited cash-strapped municipalities perfectly.
The DeNG reference suffix .2-4/8 indicates this is one of a multi-variant series, with documented catalogue distinctions likely reflecting color, serial numbering, or date differences across the print run rather than separate issues.