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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtrat Colditz (City Council of Colditz) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned note printed in red and black with a decorative Art Nouveau border of interlocking geometric frames and stylized floral motifs. The central vignette presents the heraldic coat of arms of Colditz within a circular inscription band, rendered as a fortified gatehouse with battlemented towers, arched portals, and two heraldic shields. Denomination numerals '50' appear in circular cartouches at left and right, with the issue authority 'Stadt Colditz', date 'den 1. September 1921', and a facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister inscribed at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour note in yellow, green, and black with architectural vignettes of Colditz ruins flanking left and right margins. The central panel carries a bold silhouette scene on a golden-yellow ground, illustrating armed Hussite warriors in combat beneath a tree, referencing the historical sack of Colditz in 1430. Denomination numerals '50' appear in green-bordered cartouches at lower left and right, with a historical text inscription running across the lower margin; the designer's name 'Joh. Hoppe' is noted at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | Vom Jahr 1430 wird berichtet, daß Colditz von den Hussiten vernichtet, Alles, alles verlor es. O tempora, o mores! 50 50 I |
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