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50 Pfennigs
| Issuer | Stadt Burg an der Wupper (Bürgermeisteramt) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 102 x 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown on firm white paper, the obverse carries a letterpress vignette of the town of Burg an der Wupper set on a hillside, with the castle and church spires visible against a hatched sky. A decorative ornamental border frames the lower text panel bearing the denomination numerals "50" at left and right, issuing authority, date, and mayor's facsimile signature. An embossed circular municipal seal appears at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Burg a.d.Wüpper BURG B.M SIEGEL ET FREIHEIT Burg a.d.Wupper 1.XII.1921 Der Bürgermeister 50 Pf Gültig bis 1.IV.22 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in sepia using a photographic "Farbfoto" reproduction technique, presenting a realistic photographic vignette of the Bergfried (keep tower) of Burg Castle with the adjacent Schildmauer (shield wall) and half-timbered structures flanking the tower. The caption legend appears in Gothic script below the image. |
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