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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Goldap |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Designer(s) | Hans Philipp |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown, red, and green on a tan ground, with bold decorative Art Nouveau lettering throughout. At the top, the legend 'GOLDAP OSTPR. NOTGELD 1921' is set in large stylized type, flanked by validity and redemption notices; to the left 'NUR GÜLTIG BIS ZUM: 31. DEZ. 1921' and to the right 'EINLÖSUNG BEI DER STADTKASSE'. The denomination '50 Pfennig' appears in large numerals at left and right, with a central vignette of the Goldap municipal coat of arms — an eagle on a quartered shield — surrounded by foliate ornament, below which appear two facsimile signatures above the inscription 'DER MAGISTRAT:' and the designer credit 'ENTW: ARCH. HANS PHILIPP'. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOLDAP OSTPR. NOTGELD 1921 NUR GÜLTIG BIS ZUM: 31. DEZ. 1921 EINLÖSUNG BEI DER STADTKASSE 50 Pfennig DER MAGISTRAT: ENTW: ARCH. HANS PHILIPP |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central polychrome vignette of war-damaged buildings on Töpferstrasse in Goldap, captioned within the frame 'ZERSTÖRTE HÄUSER, TÖPFERSTR.' and below 'GOLDAP NACH DEM RUSSENEINFALL 1914', commemorating the Russian incursion of 1914. The denomination '50 FÜNFZIG PFENNIG 50' runs across the top in bold decorative type, while 'GOLDAPER' is inscribed vertically at left and 'NOTGELD' vertically at right, all within a zigzag-pattern border in brown. |
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