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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Ellrich |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is laid out on a cream ground framed by a dark blue geometric border with a salmon-pink scrollwork underprint. At centre stands the elaborate coat of arms of Ellrich — a quartered shield with a stag's head crest flanked by heraldic supporters — beneath a ribbon cartouche inscribed 'Ellrich am Harz.' To the left, a yellow circular vignette bears the validity disclaimer in Gothic script, while a matching yellow circle to the right carries the issue date of 1 September 1921 and three manuscript signatures of the Magistrat. The denomination '50 Pfg.' appears in bold black Gothic lettering in the lower-left and lower-right corners, with 'Gutschein' and the alphanumeric serial number centred below the arms. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 Pf. Ellrich a. Harz 50 Pf. Ellrich im Jahre 1630. Es grüne die Tanne, Es wachse das Erz Gott schenke uns allen Ein fröhliches Herz. DRUCK KARL KOCH, NORDHAUSEN. |
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Ellrich is a small town in Thuringia, and like hundreds of German municipalities in 1921, its Magistrat issued Notgeld to address the chronic small-change shortage that followed the First World War. Karl Koch in nearby Nordhausen was a regional printer who handled a significant volume of these local emergency issues — practical proximity mattered more than prestige when a municipality needed notes in a hurry.
The Graumann reference distinguishes two varieties (1a-1 and 1a-2), typically differentiated by minor typographic or paper differences detectable only on close inspection.