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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Warin (City of Warin) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Reference(s) | DeNG 12#1378.1a-6/9 |
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| Obverse lettering | Was helpt dat Kind nu all ehr Smuck, Helpt uns ehr golden Smuck; Harrn'w den'n Bargstätel nich verlorn, Denn wier'n nich so in'n Druck! Dei Prinzessin in'n Bäukenbarg! Verse von G. Hansen RICHARD ZSCHEKZD Notgeld der Stadt Warin i/M Warin Gültig bis 1. März 1922. Der Rat Stadtverordnetenvorsteher J. Moser |
| Reverse description | The reverse is arranged around the centrally placed polychrome coat of arms of Warin — a red shield bearing two crossed golden maces on a circular medallion with a yellow ring border — set against a pale blue guilloche underprint with interlacing ornamental scrollwork. The denomination '50 Pfg' is repeated in bold numerals within white oval panels at left and right. A scroll-shaped ribbon below the arms carries the inscription 'Notgeld der Stadt Warin i/M' in Gothic script, while the series and serial number 'Serie C 2 No 060' are printed across the upper margin; the designer's signature 'Richard Zschekzd' appears split at the lower left and lower right corners. |
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Warin is a small town in Mecklenburg, and like hundreds of similarly sized German municipalities in 1921–1923, it issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — to address a chronic shortage of small-denomination coins during the inflationary spiral. These local issues were authorized under no central directive; towns simply printed what they needed and hoped local merchants would honor it.
The G. Hansen design credit and Zschekzd engraving suggest a more deliberate production than most village Notgeld, which were often little more than typed or rubber-stamped slips. The DeNG reference suffix variants (1a through 6/9) indicate multiple printings or plate states within the same series — worth tracking if building a complete holding.