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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Wittenberg (City of Wittenberg) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Oval vignette at left contains a bust portrait of Gustav Adolf in ornate period armour, rendered in a woodcut-style line illustration on a light ground, with a facsimile signature below. To the right, the issuer's title is set in large Gothic blackletter script across three lines, followed by a serial number line, the validity date, and the magistrate's designation with a manuscript signature. A decorative border of dashed rules frames the central field, and a right-side panel carries repeated numeral '50' devices in a stylised ornamental strip. Designer's monogram 'BHD' appears at upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN DER STADT WITTENBERG U Nr. [serial number] Gültig bis 5. März 1922 Der Magistrat: (Translation: VOUCHER OF THE CITY OF WITTENBERG U No. [serial number] Valid until 5 March 1922 The Magistrate:) |
| Reverse description | A large central vignette, signed 'Christophe' at lower right, illustrates the lying-in-state of King Gustav Adolf of Sweden at Luther's tomb in the Schlosskirche, Wittenberg, 1632: armoured guards stand sentinel around a draped catafalque bearing two white crosses, while a mourning figure kneels at lower left and the gravestone inscribed 'MARTINI LUTHER' is visible in the foreground. The scene is executed in a bold Art Nouveau illustrative style with flat washes of red and grey-green. To the right, a decorative panel carries repeated '50' numerals, a stylised seahorse or ornamental device, and the Wittenberg city arms; a descriptive caption in Gothic script runs along the lower margin. |
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