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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Wilsnack |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed letterpress view of the Wunderblutkirche (Church of the Miraculous Blood), construction begun in 1384, set within an arched frame flanked by decorative scrollwork panels in red and black. The town seal (Sigillum Wilsnack) appears at left and the church seal (Kirchen-Siegel Wilsnack) at right, both rendered as circular medallions with figurative devices. Denomination numerals '50' occupy the upper corners, with the issuing authority 'Der Magistrat' and the Bürgermeister's signature at lower right, and the validity date 'gültig bis 20. Juni 1922' at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette, printed in black on a light ground, reproduces a woodcut-style scene captioned 'i. Jahre 1383' showing armed figures before a burning town, referencing the destruction of Wilsnack and its church by fire in 1383. Symmetrical ornamental side panels in red and black carry the denomination '50 Pfennig' in bold Gothic lettering at left and right. A lower banner panel bears a Middle Low German inscription recording the historical event of the town's devastation. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 Pfennig i. Jahre 1383 Hyr werth dat Dorp thor Wilsnack mit der Kercken dorch de vnende gentzliken vorstörth vnde vorbranth. |
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