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50 Pfennig Fritz Merbach, Schafhof
| Issuer | Rothenburg ob der Tauber, City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a black letterpress vignette illustrating two figures in period costume engaged in a lively dance, rendered in an expressionist woodcut-like style. To the left, a bold numeral '50' is set vertically alongside gothic text reading 'Diehistor. Schäfertanz zu 50'. To the right, a vertical panel bears the inscription 'Rothenburg ob der Tauber' with the denomination abbreviation 'Pf.' at the lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | Die histor. Schäfertanz zu 50 Rothenburg ob der Tauber Pf. |
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber issued a substantial run of Notgeld between 1918 and 1922, and the town was unusually deliberate about commissioning local artistic talent for the series. Fritz Merbach was a regional artist and his involvement here was typical of the Bavarian municipal approach — town councils actively resisted the generic lithographic sets being churned out by Leipzig and Berlin print houses for dozens of municipalities simultaneously.
The Schafhof designation refers to one of the historic farmstead properties outside the old walls, grounding the note in local geography rather than national symbolism. Whether Merbach both designed and printed this piece, or supplied artwork to a commercial printer, is not firmly established in the secondary literature.