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50 Pfennig - Meissen
| Issuer | Meißen, City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the heraldic arms of Meissen at center: a rampant lion passant to the right atop a crenellated castle tower, rendered in low relief. Flanking the central device at the base are two stylized crossed arrows pointing outward to left and right. The city name MEISSEN arcs along the upper periphery in large incuse Latin letters, while the denomination numeral 50 appears prominently in the lower field. The design is characteristic of the Meissen porcelain notgeld series, struck in brown Böttger stoneware. |
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| Obverse lettering | MEISSEN 50 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a nude male figure, evoking a classical Bacchic or harvest allegory, standing in three-quarter view at center. He supports a large, heavily laden bunch of grapes to his left with both arms, while to the right two crossed stalks or fasces stand upright beside him. The figure rests on a shallow ground line beneath which the date 1921 is inscribed in the lower exergue in Latin numerals. The composition conveys the viticultural and agricultural heritage of the Meissen region, executed in the finely detailed low relief typical of Meissen porcelain notgeld. |
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