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50 Pfennig Goethe Series
| Issuer | Gemeinde Stützerbach (Municipality of Stützerbach, Thuringia) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Two oval vignettes side by side: left shows the Jagdschloss (hunting lodge) of 1735 in landscape setting, right shows the Goethezimmer (Goethe's room) interior with figures; a central circular inn-sign cartouche bears an equestrian motif above. Rose sprays ornament the corners, with the municipal seal of Stützerbach at centre-bottom bearing a fir tree. |
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| Reverse description | Central rectangular vignette in sepia tones rendered as a silhouette scene: Goethe and Duke Karl August torment the sleeping innkeeper Glaser at a water pump, labelled 'J. Lehns Glaser'. Four corner medallions each bear the denomination numeral '50 Pfg.' in circular frames, flanked by two oval portrait silhouettes at left and right. Floral rose garlands and ribbon bows accent the borders. |
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Stützerbach, a small glassblowing village in the Thuringian Forest, issued this note during the acute small-change shortage that drove thousands of German municipalities to print their own Notgeld between 1920 and 1922. The town had a specific claim to Goethe — he visited repeatedly and used a hunting lodge there, which gave local officials reasonable grounds to brand the series around his connection to the area rather than reaching for generic imagery.
The printer, Wiedemannsche Druckerei in Saalfeld, handled a significant volume of Thuringian municipal Notgeld during this period. Designer M. Bechstein was based in nearby Ilmenau.