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50 Pfennig Brocken/Brockenwirt
| Issuer | Schierke, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 Pfennig Dieser Brockengutschein wird von allen Verkaufs u. Zahlungsstellen auf dem Brocken bis zum 15.5.1922 in Zahlung genommen Brocken d. 1.7.1921 Der Brockenwirt Rudolph Schade |
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| Signature(s) | Rudolf Schade (Der Brockenwirt) |
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This note was signed not by a banker or municipal treasurer but by Rudolf Schade, the Brockenwirt — the innkeeper of the Brocken summit hotel in the Harz Mountains. That Schade's personal signature carries the redemption obligation tells you everything about how Notgeld functioned at the local extreme: the municipality of Schierke, a small resort village at the mountain's base, was essentially backstopping tourist infrastructure with printed scrip during the currency chaos of 1921.
Appelhans Verlag in Braunschweig produced a great deal of Harz-region Notgeld, and F. Jüttner was a known contributor to their decorative series.