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50 Pfennig Bonifatius Series
| Issuer | City of Ohrdruf (Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1921 |
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| Obverse description | The central field presents three vignettes arranged horizontally: at left, a circular medallion with a view of Ehrenstein Castle rendered in fine line work; at centre, the city crest of Ohrdruf with an angel figure holding a staff, set against a red diamond-pattern shield; and at right, a circular medallion with a memorial column amid trees and a distant landscape. Interlaced Celtic-style ornamental borders in green and red frame the vertical margins, with the denomination "50 PFENNIG" printed in red in each corner. A text band beneath the vignettes records the commemorative inscription referencing the founding of Ohrdruf by Bonifacius in 724 AD, with validity date and issuing authority details in the lower panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 PFENNIG NOTGELD DER STADT OHRDRUF ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DIE GRUENDUNG DER STADT OHRDRUF DURCH BONIFACIUS I./J. 724 GÜLTIG BIS 31. DEZEMBER 1921 OHRDRUF / DEN 1. SEPTEMBER 1921 DER STADTRAT (Translation: 50 pfennigs Notgeld from the city of Ohrdruf In memory of the founding of the city of Ohrdruf by Bonifacius in the year 724 Valid until December 31, 1921 Ohrdruf / September 1, 1921 The city council) |
| Reverse description | A large polychrome vignette in an illustrative Jugendstil manner occupies the central field, showing two robed monks at left — one holding a bishop's crozier and a parchment plan — overseeing workers clearing land and laying the foundations of a small chapel at right, with a partial timber-frame structure visible against a background of trees. Interlaced serpentine ornamental borders in black and gold frame the vertical margins, with the denomination "50 PF" in red at the upper corners. A commemorative quotation in Gothic script runs across the upper band, and a descriptive caption in the lower panel identifies the scene as the construction of a chapel on the Ohra river by Bonifacius. |
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