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50 Pfennig Zoologischer Garten
| Issuer | Zoologischer Garten Hamburg |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 PFG Dat wer'r alles so keum * As man 'n Benn anne fer opendu weit Zitronenjette Dieser Schein gilt nur im Zoologischen Garten bis 31. 5. 22. Prof. Dr. J. Vosseler Direktor No F. W. RADEMACHER HAMBURG 8 |
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| Reverse lettering | Zoologischer Garten Hamburg 50 PF. |
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Hamburg Zoo issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — during the inflationary chaos of the early Weimar Republic, when small-denomination coinage had effectively vanished from circulation. Zoos, museums, railway stations, and private businesses all became de facto issuers during this period, filling a genuine transactional void. The Rademacher printing house in Hamburg was a local commercial printer, not a specialist in security printing, which is consistent with the generally modest production values seen across municipal Notgeld of 1921.
Collector demand for thematic Notgeld — particularly issues from institutions like zoos — drove many issuers to produce more notes than circulation ever required. Whether Hamburg Zoo issued out of necessity or opportunity is worth asking.