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50 Pfennig
| Uitgever | Stadt Soltau (City of Soltau) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1921 |
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| Valuta | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse presents a central vignette within an octagonal frame, showing a tall monument surmounted by an armoured soldier bearing a lance, set against a stylised sky with clouds. Flanking the central vignette on either side are Gothic-script inscriptions and denomination cartouches reading '50 Pfennig', framed within diamond-shaped ornamental devices. The overall design is executed in blue-grey and brown tones on a cream ground, with a green outer border, and carries the initials 'F.G.' at lower right. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is dominated by a coloured map of Germany printed in yellow and orange, indicating territories lost or under dispute following the First World War, set within a decorative border of intertwined oak branches hung with black-white-red and black-red-gold ribbons. A bold Gothic-script banner at the top and bottom frames the design, while the lower right quadrant of the map carries a validity text block signed on behalf of the Stadtvertretung Soltau. Denomination numerals '50 Pfennig' appear in the upper corners. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Soltau's 1921 Notgeld issue belongs to the broader wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded Germany during the postwar inflation spiral, when coin metal had long since vanished from circulation and the Reichsbank could not keep pace with demand for small denominations. Cities, towns, trade associations, and even individual businesses were left to print their own.
Soltau, a small market town in the Lüneburg Heath, produced these notes through local arrangement — the printing quality and artistic ambition of such issues varied enormously between municipalities, and Soltau's series sits toward the modest end of that spectrum.
Validity periods were typically printed on the face; notes not redeemed before expiry became worthless overnight.