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50 Pfennig Wartha
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Wartha |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Printer | Gross, Barth & Comp. W. Friedrich, Breslau |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour letterpress vignette of the Rosenkranzberg hill landscape, with churches and castle buildings rendered in red and dark ink against a green and ochre panoramic countryside background. A diagonal dark band across the lower half carries the denomination numeral '50' in large teal figures with the inscription 'Pfennig' below, flanked by validity and date clauses. Three facsimile signatures of the Magistrat appear at lower left, with the place and date 'Wartha, den 5. Juli 1921' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the enthroned Madonna and Child (the revered Warthauer Gnadenbild), rendered in teal and red tones, set within a triptych-style architectural frame with candles at either side. Large decorative Gothic letters 'MUTTER MARIA' flank the central image vertically on left and right. A scroll banner across the lower portion carries the inscription identifying Wartha as a Silesian pilgrimage town, with the printer's imprint at the very foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Notgeld MUTTER MARIA Wartha der Schleischen Wallfahrtsstadt Wartha Gross, Barth & Comp. W. Friedrich, Breslau. |
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