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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Zeitz (Magistrat) |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed on a red guilloche underprint composed of a dense confetti-like pattern. The denomination '50' appears in large bold black Gothic numerals at left, with 'Pfennig' below in matching script, while the heading 'Gutschein der Stadt Zeitz' runs along the top in Gothic lettering. At centre, the city coat of arms of Zeitz — an eagle on a shield — is printed in red, accompanied by the issuing authority inscription 'Der Magistrat' and two manuscript facsimile signatures below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the same dense red guilloche underprint as the obverse, with the numeral '50' repeated in each of the four corners in black Gothic type and a large red '50' as a central underprint vignette. A dotted rectangular border frames a six-line Gothic text block at centre stating the conditions of acceptance and validity of the voucher. |
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Zeitz, a mid-sized Thuringian town with a long episcopal history, was among the hundreds of German municipalities forced to print their own fractional currency during the Kleingeldnot — the small-change famine — that gripped Germany from roughly 1916 onward. The Magistrat issued this Notgeld as a stopgap when metal coinage disappeared into hoarding and wartime metal requisitions simultaneously drained local reserves.
Municipal 50 Pfennig issues from Zeitz are common enough that collector premiums are modest, but the Magistrat series is notable for its relatively straightforward authorizing language compared to the more elaborate propaganda-laden issues some Saxon towns produced in the same period.