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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtrat Kitzingen (City Council of Kitzingen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black and green on cream paper, the obverse centres on a bold silhouette panorama of the Kitzingen skyline with church towers and rooftops rendered in black against a green ground. Above, two scrolling ribbon banners frame the municipal coat of arms — a mural crown over a gateway — with the issuer legend arching across both sides. Lower left carries a cartouche with the issuing authority, date and a facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister, while a right-hand cartouche bears the validity clause and serial number; the denomination 'FÜNFZIG 50 PFENNIG' is set in large type at centre bottom. The letter 'R' appears in the upper corners. |
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| Reverse lettering | UND DER BESCHLUSS ER WAR EIN WEISER MAN SCHAFFTE AN DEN NOTGELDSCHEIN 50 50 R. ROTHER |
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Kitzingen's 1921 Notgeld issue was part of the nationwide small-change emergency that followed the Reichsmark's wartime collapse — metal coinage had effectively vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted, forcing hundreds of German municipalities to print their own fractional currency. Konrad Triltsch in Würzburg was a regional workhorse for this kind of commission, producing civic Notgeld for numerous Franconian towns during the same period.
R. Rother's design credit is relatively rare documentation for a Notgeld piece at this denomination level. Most comparable issues went unsigned.