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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Plön (City of Plön) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black and red on cream paper, the obverse carries a bold Gothic-script title 'Gutschein der Stadt Plön' across the top within an ornate black border with scroll-work corners. The central vignette is the circular Plöner Stadtwappen (city coat of arms), enclosed in a scalloped roundel with the legend 'PLOENER STADTWAPPEN' around the circumference, displaying a crenellated tower above a fish swimming in water, with the founding year '1236' flanking the gate. The denomination '50 Pfennig' is stated in large numerals on both left and right flanks, with the issue date 'Ausgabe 1921' at the foot, accompanied by two manuscript signatures on behalf of the Magistrat and the Stadtverordnetenkollegium respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Stadt Plön PLOENER STADTWAPPEN 50 Pfennig 1236 Verfalltag 4 Wochen nach öffentlicher Bekanntmachung Ausgabe 1921 Der Magistrat Das Stadtverordnetenkollegium |
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Plön's 1921 notgeld issue was part of the massive wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded northern Germany as the Reichsbank struggled to keep small denominations in circulation during the postwar inflation spiral. Cities, towns, and even individual businesses printed their own scrip out of practical necessity — not monetary ambition. Plön, a small lakeside town in Schleswig-Holstein with no particular economic significance, issued notes through the dual authorization of its Magistrat and Stadtverordnetenkollegium, the two-body civic structure standard in Prussian municipal governance.
The twin signatures of Hurtenberg and Uermöhl reflect that structure: one executive, one legislative.