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50 Pfennig Nordhausen-Wernigeroder Eisenbahngesellschaft
| Issuer | Nordhausen-Wernigeroder Eisenbahngesellschaft |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in olive, blue, yellow, and green on cream paper, with a central vignette set against a blue ground illustrating a Walpurgis Night scene of flying witches, nude figures, and a bat in the Expressionist Jugendstil manner. The upper border bears the bold sans-serif legend HARZQUER u. BROCKENBAHN flanked by yellow corner panels with green spiral ornaments, while the lower margin carries the issuer's name and serial number in letterpress. Left and right text panels contain a Faust quotation and redemption conditions respectively, and the denomination numeral 50 appears in large green figures at each lower corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | HARZQUER u. BROCKENBAHN NORDHAUSEN-WERNIGERODER EISENBAHNGESELLSCHAFT Wernigerode, d. 1. März 1921 Die Direktion: Der ganze Strudel strebt nach oben, du glaubst zu schieben und du wirst geschoben. Faust. Dieser Gutschein wird an sämtlichen Stationskassen eingelöst. Er verliert seine Gültigkeit drei Monate nach öffentlichem Aufruf. 50 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in teal, yellow, green, and dark blue on cream paper, its entire field occupied by a stylised Expressionist landscape vignette of the Harz mountains with a view of the Brocken summit and hotel silhouetted against a dark sky. Two intertwined dragon or monster heads form an arch over a central teal panel bearing the bold yellow denomination numeral 50 and abbreviation PF, while woodland creatures, deer, serpents, and fantastical figures populate the foreground. The caption Märchen-Wald appears in small letterpress at the lower centre of the vignette. |
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