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50 Pfennigs with 'Liebesbank'
| Issuer | Gemeinde Bockswiese-Hahnenklee (Prussian province of Hanover) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | Bockswiese-Hahnenklee 50 ß Von der bösen Welt geschieden, lebt man hier im tiefsten Frieden. Dieser Schein wird bis 1. Okt. 1922 von der Gemeinde-Kasse eingelöst. Der Gemeinde-Ausschuß CURT HANITZSCH dez. KLISCHEE-FABRIK "HARZER GRAPHIA" |
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| Reverse lettering | Liebesbank 6 lie - be dich, ich lie - be dich, so lang ich lie - ben kann! 50 Pfennige |
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Bockswiese-Hahnenklee was a small mining and resort community in the Harz Mountains, and its 1922 Notgeld series was clearly designed with collectors in mind rather than cashiers. The "Liebesbank" — literally "love bench" — refers to a specific local landmark, a bench with romantic associations that was a recognized feature of the spa tourism the town actively promoted. Hanitzsch's involvement signals some artistic ambition; he was a Leipzig-based illustrator with a background in decorative graphics.
Harzer Graphia handled a significant volume of Harz-region Notgeld during this period, and their klischee (relief block) printing process is visible in the slightly shallow impression typical of the method.