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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Herford (City of Herford) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Size | 94 × 55 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Stadt Herford Dieser Gutschein über wird von der Kämmerei Kasse hier in Zahlung genommen oder eingelöst. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufkündigung in den Herforder Lokalblättern. Herford, den 1 Juni 1917 Der Magistrat: Kriegsgeld 1917. (Translation: City of Herford This coupon is taken in payment or redeemed by the treasury cashier here. It loses its validity one month after cancellation in the Herford local newspapers. Herford, June 1, 1917 The Magistrate: War money 1917.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in rose-pink and grey tones, with denomination numerals '50' in the four corners within rectangular panels. A large central vignette presents a photographic-style halftone view of the Herford Rathaus (Town Hall), rendered in dark ink within a ruled rectangular frame. The inscription 'Stadt Herford' runs along the top, while '1914 Rathaus 1917' appears at the base, marking the wartime period of issue. |
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Herford's 1917 Notgeld issue belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded German circulation after the Reichsbank's subsidiary coin coinage collapsed under wartime metal requisitioning. By mid-1917, Kleingeld shortages were acute enough that hundreds of German towns were printing their own stopgaps — Herford among them, drawing on local printers rather than any central authority.
The Gra# H28.3D designation indicates a specific text or serial variant within the broader Herford 50 Pfennig type; collectors should verify the precise signature or serial configuration against Grabowski's catalog before attributing.