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50 Pfennig History Series - Issue 2 - 1342
| Issuer | Stadt Arnstadt (City of Arnstadt, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 102 × 73 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue and red letterpress Notgeld note with a wave-line guilloche underprint throughout. The large blue numeral '50' dominates the centre, superimposed by a dark red heraldic eagle displayed. At the top, the issuing legend is set in Gothic blackletter script; to the lower left, a validity inscription appears in four lines, also in Gothic script, while the serial number and an authorising manuscript signature appear at the lower right. The designer's name 'A. PAUL WEBER' is printed in sans-serif capitals in the bottom margin below the frame. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Stadt Arnstadt 50 Pfennig 1921 Gültig bis Widerruf nach Aufruf |
| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into three vertical panels printed in red, blue, and black. The wide central panel contains a detailed woodcut-style vignette of the failed 1342 siege of Arnstadt by Erfurt forces, showing armoured combatants storming a fortified tower amid the chaos of medieval battle. The flanking panels each carry a full-height armoured knight in profile. Below, a central cartouche on a red decorative ground bears the year '1342' and a two-line Gothic inscription recording the historical event, flanked by blue-on-red '50' numerals in the lower corners. The monogram 'APW' appears in the lower margin. |
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