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75 Pfennig
| Issuer | Sparkasse der Stadt Stolp |
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| Year | 1920-1921 |
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| Value | 75 Pfennigs (75 Pfennige) (0.75) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central vignette rendered in fine linecut style by W. H. Lippert, illustrating the Battle of the Katzbach: a tumultuous cavalry charge with mounted hussars overrunning fallen enemy soldiers, executed in black ink on a cream ground. Flanking purple side panels carry stylised ornamental ironwork designs incorporating Iron Cross motifs and scrollwork, with the denomination numeral '75' in Gothic numerals at the right. A caption in Gothic script below the central scene reads 'Blücher an der Katzbach'; the patent registration mark 'D.R.G.M. 795079' is printed in the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Blücher an der Katzbach D.R.G.M. 795079 75 |
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| Comments |
Stolp's municipal savings bank — the Sparkasse der Stadt Stolp — was among hundreds of German local authorities forced into emergency currency after the postwar coin shortage made small transactions nearly impossible. The 75 Pfennig denomination is characteristic of Notgeld series designed to cover fractional values that metal coinage simply couldn't supply in 1920–21.
Carl Flemming & T. C. Wiskott in Glogau produced enormous quantities of Notgeld for municipalities across Pomerania and Silesia during this period. Lippert's name appearing in the design credit is unusual — most municipal Notgeld went uncredited by individual designers.