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50 Pfennig Böttger Series
| Issuer | Stadt Schleiz (City of Schleiz, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Fünfzig Pfennig · STADT · SCHLEIZ · 50 Pfennig · Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit 1 Monat n. Bekanntmachung · Schleiz den 1. 12. 1921 · Der Stadtgemeindevorst. |
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| Reverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Schleiz · Johann Friedrich Böttger · geb. 1682 zu Schleiz · erfindet · das · Porzellan · 50 PF. |
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Schleiz issued this Notgeld series in 1921 as part of the broader small-change shortage that plagued German municipalities after the First World War. The Böttger designation references Johann Friedrich Böttger, the Meissen porcelain pioneer born in nearby Schleiz in 1682 — the city's most marketable historical figure and a recurring subject in Thuringian commemorative issues of the period.
The 1921 vintage places this squarely in the collector-oriented Notgeld phase, when many towns printed attractive series specifically for the philatelic market rather than genuine circulation needs.