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50 Pfennig - Altenburg
| Issuer | Altenburg (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the large numeral '50' prominently displayed in the centre of the field, rendered in a bold, slightly incuse style. Surrounding the denomination, the circular legend 'Stadt Altenburg' arcs across the upper portion and 'Pfennig' curves along the lower portion, both inscribed in Fraktur blackletter script. Two small rosette ornaments flank the word 'Pfennig' as decorative separators. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border that follows the coin's circumference, reflecting the Notgeld artistic conventions of the Weimar-era emergency coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the principal tower of Altenburg Castle rising prominently above a crenellated city wall rendered in low relief, evoking the historic skyline of the town. To the left of the tower a carved stone relief panel is visible, and to the right a stylised floral rosette ornament appears in the field. At the base of the composition, the municipal coat of arms of Altenburg — bearing a lion passant on a horizontally striped shield — is set into the wall. The date '1920' is inscribed along the lower arc of the field in Fraktur numerals, with the entire motif enclosed within a serrated decorative border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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