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50 Pfennig
| Uitgever | Magistrat der Stadt Gräfenhainichen |
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| Drukker | H. Schiebel, Bitterfeld, Germany |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Brown and ochre note centred on an intaglio-style portrait bust of Paul Gerhardt set within a circular vignette, identified by the inscription below. Surrounding the portrait, decorative ribbon scrolls carry verses from the hymn 'Befiehl du deine Wege', arranged in a symmetrical pattern against a patterned geometric underprint. The lower legend records the date and birthplace of the celebrated Lutheran hymn-writer. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE TREUSTEN PFLEGE DES DER DEN HIMMEL LENKT PAULUS GERHARDT GEBOREN AM 12. MAERZ 1607 ZU GRAEFENHAINICHEN |
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| Opmerkingen |
Gräfenhainichen is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, and this 50 Pfennig note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept German municipalities during the severe coin shortages of the World War I period and its immediate aftermath. Municipal authorities — not banks — became de facto issuers out of necessity, with town councils (Magistrate) authorizing small-denomination emergency scrip to keep local commerce moving when metal coinage had been pulled from circulation.
H. Schiebel of Bitterfeld was a regional printer serving several nearby towns during this period, which occasionally makes attribution tricky when notes lack clear issuer text.