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50 Pfennigs
| Issuer | Stadt Heldburg (City of Heldburg, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Printer | Schneider & Co., Ilmenau, Thuringia |
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| Obverse description | Dark-ground vignette dominated by the octagonal coat of arms of Heldburg at centre, showing a red tower surmounted by a rampant golden lion within a green laurel wreath. Two allegorical putti stand as supporters to either side, each carrying abundant garlands of fruit and grain against the black ground. The lower yellow panel bears the authority inscription in Gothic script flanked by denomination cartouches in red, with validity clause and date, and two manuscript signatures above the official titles. |
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| Reverse description | Central polychrome vignette presents a panoramic townscape of Heldburg with half-timbered houses, church steeples, and lush trees reflected in a foreground stream, with geese grazing on the bank; the label "Heldburg" appears in a small cartouche above the scene. The dark side panels carry two-line verse inscriptions in Gothic script, with large red denomination numerals "50" at upper corners and "Pfennig" in red at lower corners, all framed by a stylised wave-pattern border. |
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Heldburg was a small ducal residence town in southern Thuringia, and its Notgeld issues of 1921 reflect the hyperinflationary spiral that pushed even minor municipalities into emergency currency production. Schneider & Co. in Ilmenau handled a substantial volume of Thuringian Notgeld printing during this period, supplying dozens of small issuers who lacked any practical alternative.
The DeNG 2 reference covers multiple variants — the 1-3/6 suffix indicates at least three known typographic or color sub-variants within the series, a common complication with Schneider-printed municipal issues that affects accurate cataloging more than it affects value.