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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Hameln (City of Hamelin) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Boldly printed expressionist folk-art design in red, green, and blue on white paper, with a decorative border of stylized tulips, flowers, and foliate motifs framing the central field. The large numeral '50' dominates the centre in red, accompanied by the issuer inscription in blue letterpress. A handwritten-style blue script text curves across the lower portion stating validity conditions and the date 'April 1. 1922', with further red cursive inscriptions referencing the municipal treasury ('Kämmerei Kasse') to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN D. STADT HAMELN ÜBER 50 KÄMMEREI KASSE HAMELNER Ortsblättern nach vor Einlösung in den April 1. 1922 |
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Hamelin's 1922 emergency currency — Notgeld, issued to alleviate the chronic small-denomination coin shortage that persisted well into the Weimar years — was among the more commercially self-aware of the genre. Dozens of German municipalities treated Notgeld as a revenue stream, producing attractive series that collectors would purchase and never redeem, leaving the issuing city with pure profit. Hamelin was particularly well-positioned for this: the Pied Piper legend gave local authorities a ready-made design vocabulary that sold.
Appelhans in Braunschweig handled a substantial volume of municipal Notgeld printing during this period, supplying notes across Lower Saxony.