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75 Pfennig
| Issuer | Gemeindeverwaltung Bad Suderode |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 96 × 58 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large octagonal vignette at centre bearing the bold numeral '75' in green over a white ground, set against a stippled green underprint background framing the entire note. A tan banner panel at top carries the title 'Gutschein' at left and the serial number at right, while a matching banner at the foot bears the issuer inscription 'Bad Suderode – Harz' and the note's purpose 'Calcium – Trinkkuren'. Validity text appears at left and the date '15. Mai 1921' with the issuing authority and a manuscript signature appear at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein Bad Suderode - Harz Calcium — Trinkkuren Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit 3 Monat nach öffentl. Aufruf. Bad-Suderode-Harz 15. Mai 1921 Die Gemeindeverwaltung |
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Bad Suderode, a small spa town in the Harz region, issued this 75 Pfennig note as part of the wave of municipal emergency currency — Notgeld — that flooded Germany between 1919 and 1922 as chronic coin shortages made small-denomination official coinage functionally unavailable. The Gemeindeverwaltung, the local municipal administration, had direct authority to issue such notes, and thousands of German communities exercised it.
By 1921 the purely utilitarian Notgeld phase had already shaded into what collectors call "Serienscheine" — decorative collector issues printed in sets and sold directly to philatelists, generating revenue for the issuing municipality well beyond face value. Whether this particular note was genuinely circulated or produced primarily for that market is worth considering.