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70 Pfennig Kieler Herbstwoche für Kunst und Wissenschaft
| Issuer | City of Kiel (Notgeld) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 70 Pfennigs (70 Pfennige) (0.70) |
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| Obverse description | Green-toned note printed within a decorative border of repeating geometric and arrow motifs in gold and black, with the full text of a verse running along all four margins. The central vignette presents a large sailing ship in black line engraving against the green ground, flanked by the bold denomination numerals '70' at left and 'Pf.' at right in Fraktur script in black and red; the arms of Kiel — a silver anchor on a divided red and white field — appear on a heraldic shield at centre, overlaid by a sweeping red ribbon banner inscribed 'Kieler Herbstwoche für Kunst und Wissenschaft' with the date '1921 / 10.–18. September'. A framed text panel at foot sets out the conditions of acceptance and redemption, with the printer's imprint 'Gebr. Parcus München' at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 70 Pf. Den Börgermeister sin Büx Kiel — wie es früher gewesen ist |
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The Kieler Herbstwoche — an annual autumn festival of art and science — was the explicit occasion for this 1921 Notgeld issue, one of the more culturally specific pretexts used by a German municipality to justify emergency currency. By 1921, the Notgeld phenomenon had already shifted from genuine monetary necessity into deliberate collectible production, and Kiel was fully aware of that market. Gebrüder Parcus in Munich was among the more accomplished lithographic printers handling commemorative Notgeld at the time, which is why the print quality on these typically exceeds what the denomination warranted.