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50 Pfennig

Issuer Magistrat der Stadt Quedlinburg
Year 1921
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Currency Mark (1914-1924)
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Obverse description Jugendstil-influenced Notgeld note with a bold black silhouette vignette at centre, rendered in the Scherenschnitt tradition, showing the Quedlinburg castle and collegiate church set against a radiating sunburst. Flanking vertical panels carry a grey-blue guilloche underprint, while the denomination "50 Pfennig" is set in heavy Gothic letterpress at upper left and right. The left panel bears the validity text and serial number in black ink; the right panel carries the expiry clause above a manuscript signature for Der Magistrat.
Obverse lettering 50 Pfennig
Dieser Gutschein wird an allen städtischen Kassen in Zahlung genommen
Quedlinburg im Juli 1921
Notgeld der Stadt Quedlinburg
Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach erfolgter Aufforderung
Der Magistrat:
Reverse description Central vignette in the Scherenschnitt paper-cut silhouette technique by Walter Heege, showing a seated female figure beneath overhanging foliage with a small bird perched on her raised finger, the entire composition rendered in black silhouette against a pale ground. Flanking vertical panels in black on white carry an ornamental design of birds and branches surmounted by a crown device. A turquoise-printed caption band across the lower centre carries a verse in Gothic script, with the printer's imprint running below the lower border.
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