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50 Pfennig Sport-Verein 09

Issuer Sport-Verein 09 Corbach
Year 1922
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Obverse description Central vignette presents a colour illustration of the Edertalsperre (Eder Dam), described in the caption as the largest dam in Europe, set against a backdrop of wooded hills. The club name 'Sport-Verein 09 Corbach' appears in Gothic lettering across the top, flanked by two club shields — a blue heraldic shield at upper left and the Sport-Verein 09 Corbach badge at upper right. The denomination '50 Pfg' is printed in large turquoise numerals at the right, alongside the validity inscription and issue date, with two manuscript signatures at lower right.
Obverse lettering Sport-Verein 09 Corbach Ederthalsperre (größte Talsperre Europas) Gültig bei allen Veranstaltungen des Vereins bis 3./30. Sept. 1922 Gut-Schein Corbach, den 1. Febr. 1922 50 Pfg
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German municipal and club notgeld of 1922 sits at an awkward juncture: the first inflationary wave had already eroded small-denomination coinage beyond practical use, forcing institutions well outside the banking system — sports clubs included — to print their own emergency scrip. Sport-Verein 09 Corbach was a football club in the Waldeck region, and their 50 Pfennig note was almost certainly intended for internal use: gate receipts, refreshments, club dues, that sort of closed-loop economy.

Louis Koch of Halberstadt was a minor but active notgeld printer during this period, servicing dozens of small issuers across central Germany.

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