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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Rudolstadt (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Bicolour Notgeld printed in blue and ochre on cream paper. The central vignette presents the crowned lion of Rudolstadt within a circular lace-style border, flanked by stylised wheat-sheaf ornaments radiating from the centre. Two circular medallions at the upper corners each contain a bell motif, while two further medallions at the lower corners carry the denomination '50 Pfennig' in Gothic script; the bold Fraktur legends 'Notgeld Rüdolstadt' and 'Schiller-Stätten' arc across the face, with the issue date 16. August 1921 and authority inscriptions to the lower left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld Rüdolstadt Schiller-Stätten 50 Pfennig Der Stadtrat Rudolstadt 16. August 1921 Der Bürgermeister Entwurf u. Druck durch Lorsch & Nachbar, Buchdruckerei Rudolstadt. |
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Rudolstadt's 1921 notgeld issue was one of hundreds produced by small Thuringian municipalities during the postwar inflationary spiral, when fractional coinage had virtually disappeared from circulation. The city contracted Lorsch & Nachbar, a local firm, which was common practice — municipal authorities frequently used nearby printers to keep costs and logistics manageable, and the results varied considerably in quality.
The DeNG reference suffix .2-4/10 indicates multiple color or text variants within the same face value, a cataloging detail worth confirming against the specific example in hand before assigning a precise pick number.