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50 Pfennig Sportvereinigung St. Georg
| Issuer | Sportvereinigung St. Georg der Hamburger Turnerschaft von 1816 |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted notgeld on white paper, with a central circular vignette of Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon, rendered in black and ochre-gold. The heading 'Gutschein' in Gothic letterpress runs across the top, the denomination '50 Pf.' repeated in the upper corners, with shield cartouches in the lower corners bearing '50 Pf.' at left and the monogram 'H.T. 1816' at right. The redemption address 'Einlösungsstelle: Bankhaus Möhle & Dallmer, Glockengießerwall 17' is set in letterpress at left, while a validity clause and the date 'Hamburg d. 1. Sept. 1921' with a manuscript signature appear at right. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic nocturnal scene occupies the upper portion of the reverse, printed in dark blue-black, grey, and ochre-gold, illustrating the illuminated Kaiser- oder Alsterinsel as seen on 18 June 1895, with fireworks bursting overhead, festive pavilions aglow on the island, a tall illuminated tower at right, and rowing boats on the water in the foreground. Shield cartouches in the lower corners each carry '50 Pf.', and a lower panel in ochre bears a Low German verse in Gothic script commemorating the occasion. |
| Reverse lettering | DIE KAISER-ODER ALSTERINSEL AM 18. JUNI 1895 50 Pf. 50 Pf. Disse Insel wär dem Kaiser to Ehr, Datt is nu ok all lange her. |
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