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50 Pfennig Eckernborg
| Issuer | Eckernförde, City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in olive-green, ochre, and red-brown on cream paper, with an elaborate Art Nouveau floral border of stylised blossoms and foliage enclosing the entire design. At centre, a circular medallion within an ornamental wreath carries a vignette of the Eckernförde town gate, flanked by the diagonal inscription 'ECKERNBORG' in bold lettering. Two decorative scroll banners — one at the top and one at the bottom — bear Low German verse texts, while the date '1921', validity notice 'Gültig bis 31.12.', the issuing authority 'DER VERWALTUNGSRAT', and two manuscript signatures appear in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | DE YKERNBORG VERSUNK INT GRAF KEEN STEEN KEEN WALL LEGGT TÜGNIS AF Gutzeheim der ECKERNBORG 1921 Gültig bis 31.12. DER VERWALTUNGSRAT DÖRCH DUSEND JAHR IN KRIEG UH NOT TRUTZ ECKERNFÖR DEN GRIMMEN DOD HARTUNG & CO HAMBURG |
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Eckernförde is a small Baltic coastal town in Schleswig-Holstein, and like hundreds of German municipalities in 1921, it issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — to address the chronic small-denomination coin shortage that had plagued daily commerce since the war. The Hartung & Co. printing firm in Hamburg handled a substantial volume of municipal Notgeld contracts during this period, producing runs for numerous Schleswig-Holstein communities.
The "Eckernborg" name on the note is the Low German form of the town's name, a regional affectation common in Schleswig-Holstein Notgeld issues that leaned into local identity as a design choice rather than a cartographic slip.