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50 Pfennig

Issuer Domnau, City of
Year 1921
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Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
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Obverse description Central vignette shows the war-ruined townscape of Domnau as destroyed by Russian forces in 1914, rendered in a detailed letterpress illustration with partially collapsed buildings and rubble in the foreground. The municipal eagle coat of arms appears in the lower-left corner, while the denomination '50 Pfennig' is set in a box at lower right. The issuance date 'Domnau, 1. August 1921' appears below the vignette alongside two facsimile signatures of the Magistrat, all within a decorative border with foliate corner ornaments.
Obverse lettering Zur Erinnerung an den Wiederaufbau der von den Russen im Jahre 1914 kriegszerstörten Stadt Domnau (Ostpr.) Domnau, 1. August 1921 Der Magistrat: 50 Pfennig
Reverse description Central vignette presents the rebuilt town square of Domnau (Ostpreußen), with the Rathaus (town hall) at left bearing a visible inscription, a clock-towered church in the centre background, and a second substantial civic building at right, all rendered in a crisp letterpress line illustration. Vertical text panels flank the vignette on both left and right margins. The denomination 'Fünfzig Pfennig' is set in bold Gothic lettering across the lower panel within a yellow-ochre decorative border.
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