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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Rothenburg ob der Tauber (City of Rothenburg ob der Tauber) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Multicolored Notgeld printed in red, green, and black on cream paper, with the denomination value '50 Pf.' in red within circular cartouches at each corner. The central panel carries the issuing legend in Gothic blackletter script, flanked on the left by a vignette of a period drummer in traditional Rothenburg costume and on the right by a halberdier. Decorative foliate pilasters frame the central text panel, while the lower register contains the city arms of Rothenburg — a turreted gate in red — flanked by the serial number, redemption conditions, date '24. Juni 1921', and a manuscript signature of the 1. Bürgermeister. |
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| Obverse lettering | Fünfzig Pfennig Notgeld der Stadt Rothenburg ob der Tauber Einlösbar bei der Stadtkasse Rothenburg o.T. bis 31. Dez. 1921 Rothenburg, d. 24. Juni 1921 Der Stadtrat 1. Bürgermeister |
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Rothenburg's 1921 Notgeld series was a deliberate exercise in civic promotion as much as emergency currency. German municipalities issuing Kleingeldersatz during the postwar coin shortage quickly recognized that collectible designs drove hoarding — which meant the city spent less, since unredeemed notes were pure profit. Rothenburg, already trading on its reputation as a preserved medieval town, leaned into that calculation harder than most.
Adolf Holze was a local printer, and the entirely municipal production kept costs down. The reference suffix structure in DeNG 1142.2a suggests this belongs to a subdivided type within a larger issued set — worth checking against companion pieces from the same series.