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50 Pfennigs Townscape Series
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Treffurt an der Werra |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the multicolour quartered arms of Treffurt at centre, comprising crossed swords on black and yellow, a wheel on red, and a rampant lion on blue, all rendered in offset colour printing. Denomination numerals '50' in red and green Gothic script flank the shield on either side above 'Pfg'. The issuer inscription and date appear below the arms, with validity and redemption clauses in Gothic lettering at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld 50 Pfg Magistrat der Stadt 1. December 1921 Treffurt an der Werra Gültig bis 1. 4. 1922. Einlösbar bei der Stadtkasse. |
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Treffurt is a small walled town on the Werra in what was then Thuringia, and its decision to issue notgeld in 1921 was purely practical — the post-war small-change shortage had left municipal authorities across Germany scrambling for fractional currency the Reichsbank couldn't supply fast enough. Arthur Kirchner's Erfurt shop printed tens of thousands of these local issues during this period, and the quality varied considerably from client to client.
The Townscape Series was also printed with the collector market in mind. By 1921 notgeld had become a deliberate souvenir trade, with many municipalities issuing more notes than they ever intended to redeem.