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50 Pfennig Municipalities Series - Ranis
| Issuer | Kreis Ziegenrück (District of Ziegenrück) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Schloss Brandenstein, Ranis. Schloss Ziegenrück. Kreishaus NOTGELD KREIS ZIEGENRÜCK RANIS, DEN 30.7.1921 DER VORSITZENDE DES KREISAUSSCHUSSES I.V. KREISDEPUTIERTER. No WIEDEMANNSCHE DRUCKEREI A.-G. SAALFELD I. TH. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 Fünfzig Pfennig 50 Burg Ranis RANIS Dieser Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach Aufruf. |
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Kreis Ziegenrück was one of the smallest administrative districts in Thuringia, and its notgeld output reflects that — limited print runs, highly localized distribution, and almost no genuine circulation outside the district's own commercial network. The Wiedemannsche Druckerei in nearby Saalfeld handled a considerable volume of Thuringian municipal emergency money during 1921, making them the de facto regional printer for this type of small-district issue.
Ranis, the specific municipality named in this series, was a village of a few hundred residents anchored by a medieval hilltop castle. That it warranted its own notgeld designation within the Ziegenrück series speaks more to the collecting market of 1921 than to any genuine monetary need.