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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtilm (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Stadtilm 50 Pfg. Krypta Die Gültigkeit erlischt einen Monat nach Aufruf. Stadtilm, den 21. Mai 1921 Der Stadtrat: |
| Reverse description | A polychrome landscape vignette occupies the central field, presenting a panoramic view of Stadtilm's railway viaduct ("Eisenbahn-Viadukt") with a multi-arched stone bridge crossing a valley, the town's rooftops and wooded hillside visible beyond. The denomination "50" appears in the upper corners in white on the dark red border, with "50 Pfennig" repeated in the lower left and right corners; the town name "Stadtilm" is inscribed in a gilt cartouche at the top centre. Lateral panels carry a geometric Art Nouveau latticework underprint in blue-grey, and the printer's imprint "Wiedemannsche Druckerei A.-G. Saalfeld i. Thür." appears in small type along the lower margin. |
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Stadtilm is a small town in the Ilm valley, and like hundreds of German municipalities it turned to emergency paper money — Notgeld — during the inflationary chaos that followed the First World War. The Reichsbank's coin shortage, driven partly by metal hoarding and partly by the collapse of purchasing power, forced local authorities to print their own fractional currency to keep commerce moving. Wiedemannsche Druckerei in nearby Saalfeld handled a large volume of Thuringian Notgeld commissions during this period, making them one of the more prolific regional printers of the series.