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60 Pfennig Kurzenmoor
| Issuer | Gemeinde Kurzenmoor |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange and black letterpress Notgeld note with a bold Fraktur inscription naming the issuing municipality across the centre field. Two circular vignettes at left and right each carry the numeral '60' above the word 'PFENNIG' in a raised relief style. A perforated serial-number panel in red is positioned at the top centre, and decorative geometric corner ornaments frame the outer border. The lower portion contains two manuscript signature lines captioned 'AMTSVORSTEHER:' and 'DER FINANZAUSSCHUSS:', below which a dotted rectangular cartouche bears the expiry notice. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour letterpress design in orange, ochre, and black, centred on a vignette of two wrestlers grappling within a circular ring, observed by a standing figure to the right, rendered in a bold folk-art idiom against a dark background framed by sweeping curved panels. Circular denomination cartouches in red and black at left and right each read '60 Pfg.' in Fraktur script. The issuer's name appears in Gothic lettering along the lower margin, with 'Notgeld der Gemeinde' arching across the top. |
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Kurzenmoor is a small settlement in Schleswig-Holstein, and its Gemeinde issued Notgeld like hundreds of other German parishes during the 1920–1921 paper money crisis, when small-denomination coins had effectively vanished from everyday commerce. Konrad Hanf in Hamburg was a regional printer who handled a number of these municipal emergency issues, working quickly and cheaply to meet demand.
At 60 Pfennig, an odd denomination — not 50, not 75 — suggesting the issuing authority was trying to match a specific local pricing need rather than following convention.