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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Kreisausschuss des Kreises Monschau |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue-grey, green, and ochre, the reverse centres on a detailed regional map showing Kreis Monschau and its surroundings, with Belgium (Belgien) marked in ochre to the west and neighbouring districts including Kreis Aachen, Kreis Düren, and Kreis Schleiden in green; the year '1921' appears in a diamond cartouche at the top of the map. Flanking text panels carry verses in the local Ripuarian dialect, and the denomination '50 Pfennig' is repeated in the upper corners beneath the title 'Gutschein des Kreises Monschau'. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein des Kreises Monschau 50 PFENNIG 1921 KREIS MONSCHAU BELGIEN Monscher Langk on monscher Lück beet et baschdig kollig hück, Denn wat fange mer nue aan Ohne Böüsch on ohne Bahn!? Avver wat och all noch kött, Gott verlesst oss Dücksche nett- Dücksch et Herz on dücksch der Klaaf, On dat höllt os nömmes av. |
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Monschau (then still officially spelled "Montjoie" in French-influenced local usage, though the German form had long dominated) issued this Notgeld through its Kreisausschuss — the district committee — during the inflationary spiral that followed Germany's postwar reparations burden. Kreisebene Notgeld from this period varies wildly in print quality and survival; small rural districts rarely had access to specialist printers and sometimes issued on whatever stock was available.
The Lütkens credit is unusual — designer attributions on Notgeld at this administrative level are not common, suggesting some deliberate local pride in the production.