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50 Pfennig Millennial Series - Issue 3: Heinrich I + Otto I
| Issuer | Stadt Allstedt (City of Allstedt, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | DIE TAUSENDJÄHRIGE STADT Die HERREN der Pfalz Allstedt Notgeld der Stadt Allstedt 50 Pf Allstedt d. 1. Oktober 1921 Der Stadtgemeindevorstand Bürgermeister HEINRICH I 919 – 936 OTTO I 936 – 973 LANGSAM ZUR STRAFE SCHNELL ZUM WOHLTUN LEBEN EHRENHAFT ODER DEN TOD |
| Reverse description | Warm sepia-toned vignette enclosed within a geometric meander border. Three arched openings formed by naturalistic tree trunks frame panoramic landscape views, each labelled above: 'Sachsenburg' at left, 'Kyffhäuser' at centre with the Kyffhäuser monument visible on its hill, and 'Schloss' at right showing a castle tower above the town. A draped allegorical female figure leans against a column at lower left, gazing across the landscape. A verse in Gothic script runs along the lower margin. |
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Allstedt occupies a specific place in early medieval German history — Heinrich I held court there, and Otto I was born in the city, making it one of the few municipalities with a legitimate biographical claim to both Ottonian rulers. The 1921 Notgeld series exploited that connection deliberately, the "Millennial Series" title referencing the roughly 1,000-year anniversary of the Ottonian dynasty's rise.
A. Eisebach of Bürgel produced a substantial volume of Thuringian Notgeld during the 1921–1922 inflation period. The 50 Pfennig denomination sits in the middle of what was typically a three-value set for municipal issues of this type.