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50 Pfennig

Issuer Magistrat der Stadt Delitzsch
Year 1921
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Size 90 × 61 mm
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Obverse description The obverse is printed in black, grey, and brown tones, with a central octagonal vignette encircled by a ribbon bearing the inscription 'Magistrat der Stadt Delitzsch', enclosing a view of a local church or town building amid trees. Flanking the central vignette are two heraldic shields bearing the arms of Delitzsch, accompanied by ornamental flourishes and the large numeral '50' on each lateral margin. The upper portion carries the denomination legend in Gothic script, with validity date '20. August 1921' to the left and the magistrate's manuscript signature to the right.
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Reverse description The reverse bears a central rectangular vignette, signed 'A. Uebel' in the upper left corner, illustrating a scene of armoured medieval knights at a fortified wall, rendered in a woodcut-like graphic style with black, grey, and brown tones; a fallen figure is visible in the foreground. Below the vignette runs a silhouetted townscape of Delitzsch. Flanking the central image on both sides are columns of Gothic blackletter text forming a historical or patriotic verse.
Reverse lettering Heil für die Stadt und ge-bot die Bürger durch ein warnendes Signal auf die
Wille, In Waffen er-warte-ten sie die feinde zu blutigem Empfang.
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