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50 Pfennig Kreissparkasse
| Issuer | Kreissparkasse Oberbarnim, Freienwalde a/O |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Notgeld issue printed in olive-green, black and pale blue on cream paper, with the bold heading 'OberbarnimerNotgeld' across the top banner flanked by two 'CB/OB' monogram devices at left and right. The central panel carries a large bold numeral '50' in a decorative outlined typeface set against a dark rectangular ground, with a left-hand text panel reading 'Gutschein der Kreissparkasse Oberbarnim in Freienwalde an der Oder, gültig bis 3 Monate nach Aufruf'. The right panel notes the institution's 70th anniversary, citing the years 1851 and 1921, while the lower border bears the issuing authority's full title, the place and date 'Freienwalde a/O. 1.X.1921', and three manuscript signatures of board members, with the printer's imprint below. |
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| Reverse lettering | Kreissparkasse 50 Pfg KREISBANK Oberbarnim |
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Kreissparkasse Oberbarnim was the district savings bank serving the Oberbarnim county, with its administrative seat at Bad Freienwalde on the Oder. This note belongs to the vast wave of Notgeld issued by German municipalities, savings banks, and civic bodies during the hyperinflationary pressures of 1921, when small-denomination Reichsmark coinage had effectively vanished from everyday commerce through hoarding and metal speculation.
Aug. Arendt was a local Eberswalde printer — not a specialist security firm — which was entirely typical for this tier of emergency issues. The designer credits for Hermann and Huisken suggest a split commission, possibly one handling the typographic layout and the other the pictorial elements.