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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeinderat von Lörrach (City Council of Lörrach) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the historic city seal of Lörrach (dated 1756) presented within an ornate baroque cartouche of scrollwork, enclosing a red oval field bearing a golden bird in flight. The denomination '50' appears as a large underprint in each lower corner, and the note is framed by a decorative border of repeating foliate and geometric motifs in red and black. A serial number and the manuscript signature of the Bürgermeister appear in the lower portion. |
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| Reverse description | Two circular vignettes set side by side within a shared baroque foliate frame in red and black depict two standing male figures — a young boy to the left and an older youth or young man to the right — rendered in a classical engraved style. The denomination '50 Pf' appears in the lower left and right corners as an underprint, and the Roman numeral date 'MDCCCVI' [sic: MDCCLVI] is centred at the foot of the vignette frame. The surrounding border mirrors the ornate repeating pattern of the obverse, with the artist's signature 'K. Freund' at the lower right. |
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Lörrach's 1922 Notgeld issue belongs to the final wave of German municipal emergency currency, printed as hyperinflation began dismantling the Reichsmark's purchasing power in earnest. Poppen & Ortmann in Freiburg were a regional lithographic house responsible for numerous Baden Notgeld series during this period — a practical choice given transport disruptions and the need to turn notes around quickly.
The reference suffix 1-1/6 indicates this is one of a six-note set, a common format for collector-targeted Notgeld that municipalities used deliberately to generate revenue through philatelic demand rather than pure monetary necessity.