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50 Pfennig Fuchsturmgemeinde
| Issuer | Fuchsturmgemeinde Jena |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is arranged in three vertical panels: the left dark panel carries a '50' denomination roundel in gold with oak-leaf ornaments above and crossed implements below, accompanied by a Gothic-script verse; the central panel presents a coloured letterpress vignette of the historic Alt-Ziegenhain streetscape with half-timbered houses, red rooftops, and the Fuchsturm visible on the distant hilltop, captioned 'Alt-Ziegenhain' in a decorative ribbon at the base; the right dark panel bears a second Gothic-script verse alongside a stylised gold beer tankard vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 du mein Ziegenhain, mein Fuchsturm dreimal "Hoch!" Alt-Ziegenhain Mögen Euch stets neu erblühen Zecherluft und Poesieeen ewig noch! |
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The Fuchsturmgemeinde was the civic association responsible for maintaining the Fuchsturm, a medieval tower on the Kernberge hills above Jena. Like hundreds of German municipal bodies and private associations during the 1921 inflationary period, it issued its own Notgeld to cover small transactions when official coinage had effectively vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply insufficient in volume for daily commerce.
Printed locally by Johannes Arndt Druckerei, the note never traveled far. Jena-area Notgeld from this period was often redeemed quickly and destroyed, making intact examples moderately scarce despite the quantities originally issued.