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75 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Bitterfeld (City of Bitterfeld) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Reference(s) | DeNG 1/2#111.4-5/6 |
| Obverse description | The obverse carries a large allegorical vignette in dark letterpress print, in which a semi-draped female figure rises centrally amid industrial machinery, electrical cables, and factory smokestacks, flanked on the left by a seated chemist at a laboratory bench and on the right by an engineer consulting technical drawings. The header bears the inscription GUTSCHEIN DER STADT BITTERFELD in bold block lettering, while the denomination 75 PF appears in large numerals at each lower corner. The lower panel records the issue date, serial number in green ink, expiry clause, and two manuscript signatures above the printer's imprint C. Schröter, Leipzig. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN DER STADT BITTERFELD 75 PF Ausgabe: 1. Dezember 1921. Der Magistrat: Verfällt 1 Mon. n. Aufruf. |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed intaglio-style vignette captioned ELEKTRO-CHEMIE at the top, illustrating the interior of an electrolytic aluminium smelting hall with massive reduction vessels, a brilliant arc of light radiating from a central electrode, and a workman with a trolley in the foreground. Corner ornamental cartouches contain symbolic devices including a flame-eagle and a double-lightning-bolt emblem. The lower panel carries the descriptive inscription in italic script, and the upper left corner is labelled Bild 5, identifying this as the fifth image in the series. |
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