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50 Pfennig Rhyme Series - Issue A
| Issuer | Stadt Apolda (City of Apolda), Thuringia |
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| Year | 1920-1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned note with a decorative geometric border in black. The header bears the title inscription in large red Gothic lettering against a dark band. At centre, the municipal coat of arms of Apolda appears above the large red numeral '50', with the denomination 'PFENNIG' in bold black letterpress beneath. Validity and acceptance clauses in Gothic script flank the central vignette on left and right, with two manuscript signatures below their respective official titles and the issue date 'Apolda, den 1. August 1921.' at foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | A 50 Apolda wird, wie allbekannt, Zuweilen auch Gramont genannt. |
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Apolda's Notgeld program was unusually literary for a mid-sized Thuringian industrial town. The "Rhyme Series" paired each denomination with a verse — a gimmick, yes, but one that made the notes collectible almost immediately upon release, which is precisely why so many survived in unhandled condition. Collectors were hoarding them before they'd barely reached the tills.
Adolf Forker of Leipzig was a reliable workhorse printer for Thuringian municipal emergency money during this period, producing competent if unpretentious work. Heyne, signing as deputy mayor, and Walther Fischer as chairman give the issue its dual-authority validation — a common administrative arrangement in smaller German municipalities when the Bürgermeister himself wasn't available for routine financial authorizations.