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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Eilenburg |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is framed by bold geometric border panels in a chequerboard-and-roundel pattern with repeated denomination numerals '50' in the lateral underprint fields. At the upper centre, the denomination is stated in Gothic script as 'Fünfzig 50 Pfennig', below which the validity clause 'Gültig bis 30. Sept. 1921' and the issuing authority 'DER MAGISTRAT' appear in letterpress, accompanied by two manuscript facsimile signatures. A central vignette presents a pen-and-ink view of Eilenburg castle ruins atop a rocky hill. The lower margin carries the legends 'NOTGELD' at left, 'DER STADT' at right, and 'EILENBURG' centred beneath the vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | Fünfzig 50 Pfennig Gültig bis 30. Sept. 1921 DER MAGISTRAT NOTGELD DER STADT EILENBURG |
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Eilenburg's 1921 Notgeld issue belongs to the second wave of German municipal emergency currency, when the Reichsbank's coin shortage had become chronic enough that even mid-sized Saxon towns were authorized to print their own fractional denominations. The Magistrat — the town's elected municipal council — acted as issuer rather than a savings bank or chamber of commerce, which was relatively common for Eilenburg but not universal across Saxony.
The DeNG reference suffix distinguishes this as one of several distinct types within the 315 series, meaning Eilenburg produced multiple Pfennig denominations or design variants during the same period. Collectors should verify the precise type against the series numbering carefully — conflation between closely numbered Eilenburg pieces is a known cataloging headache.