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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Hameln (City of Hamelin), Magistrat |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Typographically bold design in red, blue, and black on white paper, centered on a six-pointed star vignette in red bearing the denomination inscription 'Gut für 50 Pfennig' in large stylised letterpress. The issuer name 'STADT HAMELN' is set vertically on the left and the river name 'WESER' vertically on the right, both in blue against a dark crosshatched background. A border of red text running along all four margins carries the validity and redemption conditions, with the date 'Hameln, d. 1. Sept. 1921' and the magistrate's signature 'Jürgens' at the foot; the printer's imprint 'Druckerei Appelhans Braunschweig' appears at the lower right corner. |
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| Reverse description | Expressionist woodcut-style vignette in red, blue, and black illustrating the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin: the upper half presents a stylised panorama of the walled medieval town with steeply pitched red rooftops, towers, and a radiant sun, while a lone piper figure stands centrally amid the rooflines. The lower half, rendered in black, shows a swarm of rats in lively motion across a dark ground. A continuous verse from the Pied Piper tale runs as border text around all four margins in red letterpress. |
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| Signature(s) | Jürgens |
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