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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Fürstenberg in Mecklenburg, City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black, orange, and red on white paper, with a decorative zigzag border framing the entire note. The upper portion bears the issuer's name in large Gothic blackletter script within a pale banner, surmounted by the inscription 'Gutschein des Luftkurorts' in smaller script. A bold horizontal black band across the centre carries the denomination 'FÜNFZIG' and 'PFENIG' in large orange letterpress type flanking a circular vignette with the numeral '50'. The lower section is divided into three panels: a red ribbon banner bearing the date 'Fürstenberg, den 1. August 1921', a central cartouche with the municipal coat of arms showing a rampant lion on a red shield, and a text block on the left with redemption conditions, alongside two manuscript signatures under the caption 'Der Rat:'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black and orange on white paper with a matching decorative border. Two black corner blocks at upper left and right each carry the denomination '50 Pf' in orange letterpress type. A central banner in Gothic script bears the place name 'Fürstenberg i. meckl.' with an explanatory legend below. The main field is occupied by a finely rendered line-art panoramic vignette of the lakeside townscape of Fürstenberg, with church steeples, timber-framed houses, and dense treeline reflected along the Röblinsee shore; a steam paddle-boat is visible to the lower right. A caption in italic script at the foot reads 'Landhäuser am Röblinsee', and the monogram 'LW' appears at lower left. |
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Fürstenberg an der Havel sits in what was then the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and this 50 Pfennig note is a product of the Notgeld wave that followed the postwar coin shortage — small denominations had essentially vanished from circulation by 1919 as metal was hoarded and the Imperial coinage system collapsed. Municipal and local authorities across Germany filled the gap themselves.
Fürstenberg's issues are minor in the broader Notgeld catalog, produced for genuine transactional need rather than the collector-targeted "Serienscheine" that flooded the market later in 1921 and 1922.