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50 Pfennig Goethe Series - Gabelbach
| Issuer | City of Ilmenau (Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Engraver(s) | Wiedemannsche Druckerei AG, Saalfeld |
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| Obverse lettering | Turm auf dem Kickelhahn M. Bechstein, Ilmenau, gez. Wie kehrt ich oft mit wechselndem Geschicke, erhabner Berg an deinen Fuß zurücke. NOTGELD DER STADT ILMENAU, 1921. Die Gültigkeit erlischt einen ~ Monat nach Aufruf. ~ Der Stadtgemeindevorstand (signature: Zachäus). Oberbürgermeister. WIEDEMANNSCHE DRUCKEREI A.-G. SAALFELD A/S. |
| Reverse description | The central vignette illustrates the Gabelbach hunting lodge, erected in 1783, with silhouetted figures of Pegasus and Goethe to the left and a deer alongside Duke Carl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach to the right. The lodge's name is inscribed above the vignette in letterpress, while four lines from Goethe's poem 'Ilmenau' (1783) are set below in a serif typeface. The overall composition reflects the Notgeld tradition of combining regional historical imagery with literary references in a compact, artistically unified design. |
| Reverse lettering | Altes Jagdschloss Gabelbach. Anmutig Tal! Du immergrüner Hain! Mein Herz begrüßt euch wieder auf das beste; Entfaltet mir die schwerbehangnen Äste, Nehmt freundlich mich in eure Schatten ein. |
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