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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Bad Neuenahr, A.-G. Bank-Abteilung (Kurdirektion) |
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| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the heraldic black eagle of the County of Neuenahr (Wappen der Grafschaft Neuenahr) set against a dotted ground, flanked on either side by circular guilloche medallions bearing the denomination numeral '50' and 'Pfg.' in red and black letterpress. The upper border carries the issuer heading 'Bad Neuenahr' in Gothic script with 'A.-G.' and 'Bank-Abt.' at left and right respectively. The lower portion bears a two-column text block with payment and validity conditions, the issuance date 'Neuenahr 1. März 1922', series and check designations, and a manuscript signature for 'Die Kurdirektion'. |
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| Reverse lettering | A.G. Bad Neu-Enahr Bank-Abt. 50 Pfg. SANCT WILLIBRORDUS SCHUTZPATRON VON NEUENAHR Dieser Scheck verliert seine Gültigkeit am 31. Dez. 1922 Die Kurdirektion Reihe 2 * Scheck 2 BN FUENFZIG PFENNIGE Befreit von Krankheit wirst du schnell, So du trinkst aus St. Willibrords Quell. A. Pfester |
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Bad Neuenahr's spa administration — the Kurdirektion — was not a conventional financial institution, and its issuance of notgeld through its banking division reflects how fragmented emergency currency production had become by 1922. Dozens of resort towns issued their own fractional notes during the inflationary spiral, partly from necessity and partly as a revenue stream: collectors paid face value for attractive pieces that would never be redeemed.
The designer credit to A. Pfester is unusual enough to note — most notgeld of this type went unsigned or carried only a printer's imprint.