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| Uitgever | City of Marienburg (West Prussia) |
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| Jaar | |
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| Waarde | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Emergency issue (Notgeld) of 50 Pfennig, produced by the City of Marienburg in West Prussia. The face carries the denomination in large numerals accompanied by municipal inscriptions in German gothic typeface, set within a decorative border typical of wartime notgeld printings. The overall layout follows the sparse, utilitarian aesthetic characteristic of small-denomination local currency issues of the 1914–1924 period. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents the note's validity conditions and issuing authority in German text, framed within a simple printed border consistent with notgeld production standards of the era. The design is largely typographic, with the denomination restated and standard legal or redemption clauses common to Prussian municipal emergency currency. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Marienburg — now Malbork, Poland — was the site of the largest brick Gothic castle in the world, the former seat of the Teutonic Knights. When municipal notgeld flooded Germany after 1914, Marienburg's issues inevitably drew on that architectural identity, though the practical reason for issuing small-denomination emergency money was the acute shortage of Imperial coinage hoarded at the outbreak of war.
West Prussian notgeld was frequently printed by local jobbing printers on whatever stock was available, and quality control was inconsistent across runs. Paper fragility is a known issue with many Marienburg issues.