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75 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Meiningen (City of Meiningen), Thuringia, Germany |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 98 × 63 mm |
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| Obverse description | Typographically rich Notgeld note set against a beige ground, with the heading "Notgeld der Stadt Meiningen" rendered in ornate black Gothic calligraphy surmounted by elaborate foliate scroll borders. A circular embossed city seal vignette appears at the left centre, while the denomination numeral "75" within a red-bordered circle occupies the right; the main text body, printed in alternating black and red Gothic script, states the conditions of acceptance by the Stadtkämmerei and Sparkasse, with the issue date "21. Juni 1921" and the issuing authority "Der Magistrat" with the countersignature of the Oberbürgermeister below. The serial number is printed in red at the lower left on a ruled panel. |
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| Reverse lettering | 75 Pf. "Aerwett is kee Almose." Das Untere Tor in Meiningen abgebroch. 1818 Gg. Lilie gez. 21 Franz Scheiner, Würzburg |
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Meiningen's 1921 notgeld series was among the more self-consciously artistic to emerge from Thuringia, a region that produced an extraordinary volume of collector-targeted emergency currency during the hyperinflation years. The city leaned into its identity as a former ducal residence and cultural center — home to the Meiningen Court Theatre and the famous Meininger Herzöge who reformed staging across Europe in the 19th century — commissioning local or regional designers rather than recycling generic plate work.
Franz Scheiner in Würzburg was a competent regional printer but not one of the prestige houses. The designer credit to Gg. Lilie is specific enough to suggest a commissioned local artist rather than an in-house studio attribution.