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50 Pfennig Millennial Series - Issue 7: Konrad III + Frederick I
| Issuer | Allstedt (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Green-toned notgeld with a red border frame, divided into three arched architectural bays rendered in a medieval illustrative style. The left bay contains a full-length vignette of King Konrad III in royal regalia, captioned 'KONRAD III / 1138–1152', with an aphorism running vertically along the outer column; the right bay mirrors this arrangement with a vignette of Emperor Friedrich I in armour, captioned 'FRIEDRICH I / 1152–1190', accompanied by a second vertical motto. The central panel bears the denomination '50 Pf' alongside a red wax-seal vignette, the issuing legend 'Notgeld der Stadt Allstedt', the date '31 Oktober 1921', and a manuscript-style signature of the Bürgermeister below 'Der Stadtgemeindevorstand'. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIE TAUSENDJÄHRIGE STADT Die HERREN der Pfalz Allstedt Notgeld der Stadt Allstedt 50 Pf Allstedt 31 Oktober 1921 Der Stadtgemeindevorstand Bürgermeister KONRAD III 1138–1152 FRIEDRICH I 1152–1190 SPRICH WENIG MIT ANDERN VIEL MIT DIR WER SICH NICHT ZU VERSTELLEN WEISS WEISS NICHT ZU HERSCHEN |
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Allstedt's seven-issue Pfennig series of 1921 belongs to the Notgeld flood that municipalities across Weimar-era Germany used partly as emergency small change — silver and copper had long since vanished from circulation — and partly as a deliberate revenue source, since collectors were buying these notes without ever spending them. The city leaned into the latter, building the series around its medieval imperial connections: Allstedt was a favored residence of the Ottonian and Salian rulers, and both Konrad III and Friedrich Barbarossa had documented associations with the town.
Issue 7 is the final note in the set, which typically drives slightly stronger collector demand for completion purposes. The DeNG reference 15.1-7/8 indicates two known signature or print variants for this closing issue specifically.