Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
50 Pfennig Battle Series
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Langensalza |
|---|---|
| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | LANGENSALZA 1921 50 Pf. DIESES NOT=GELD IST ZUR VERMEIDUNG DER UNGÜLTIGKEIT BIS ZUM 1. SEPT. 1921 BEI DER STADTHAUPTKASSE ZUR EINLÖSUNG VORZULEGEN. DER MAGISTRAT |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a large coloured vignette of a uniformed Prussian artilleryman in green tunic and spiked helmet straining to push a blue field cannon to the right, referencing the Battle of Langensalza of 27 June 1866. The denomination '50 Pf.' and the town name 'LANGENSALZA' are set in bold letterpress at the upper left and upper right respectively, with the battle date '27. JUNI 1866' beneath. The artist's signature 'A. LEUSCH' appears in small print at the lower left margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Langensalza's 1921 Notgeld series was designed by A. Leusch and commemorates the Battle of Langensalza — the 1866 engagement in which Hanoverian forces defeated a Prussian advance guard, only to surrender three days later when the main Prussian army arrived. The Hanoverians won the battle and lost the war in the same week. It was the last significant action fought by the independent Kingdom of Hanover before annexation.
Notgeld of this type was produced as much for collectors as for circulation, a practice well established by 1921.