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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Rat der Stadt Marlow |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette, rendered in a bold woodcut-like style in blue and black, presents a nocturnal forest scene with silhouetted hunters and a bear among tall trees beneath a crescent moon. An ornate orange banner at the lower portion of the note bears the denomination '50 Pfg' in decorative script, flanked by the inscription 'Bärenjagd' at left and 'Bild 3' at right. The issuing authority 'Der Rat der Stadt Marlow' appears in cursive script above the denomination banner, accompanied by two facsimile signatures and a validity clause referencing the expiry date of 31 May 1922. |
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| Signature(s) | Koppow and Hagemann |
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Marlow is a small town on the Recknitz river in Pomerania, and its 1922 Notgeld issue was produced under the municipal council — "Rat der Stadt" — at a moment when Weimar inflation had made small-denomination Reichsmark coinage effectively disappear from circulation. Thousands of German municipalities issued their own emergency paper in this period, but the Marlow series stands out for commissioning Richard Zschiesche, a Leipzig-based graphic artist associated with the decorative Notgeld movement that treated these notes as collectible art objects rather than pure utility instruments.
The dual signature of Koppow and Hagemann reflects standard countersignature practice for municipal authorization. Whether both were physically present at signing or used facsimile reproduction is rarely documented for issues at this administrative level.