50 Pfennig with error 25 Pfennigs on reverse

Ballenstedt was a small Anhalt spa town, and its 1920 Notgeld series was unremarkable by the standards of the period — until someone caught the denomination mismatch. The reverse of this note reads 25 Pfennig while the obverse correctly states 50 Pfennig. The error was not corrected mid-run; both variants entered circulation, making this misprint a production failure rather than a proof escapee.

The corrected version exists, catalogued separately. Collectors pursuing the Ballenstedt series need both to tell the story properly.