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75 Pfennig
| Issuer | City of Grünberg (Lower Silesia) |
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| Value | 75 Pfennigs (75 Pfennige) (0.75) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a finely executed letterpress vignette in black and tan depicting a street scene along the Hospitalstraße in old Grünberg, with a timber-framed cottage set beneath large, spreading deciduous trees and a figure in period dress visible along a wooden fence-lined lane. The denomination numeral 75 appears in green at both lower corners, and the border consists of a decorative green frame of stylised grapevine leaves and bunches. Two lines of inscription in German script below the vignette identify the town and the specific local motif depicted, with the printer's imprint in small capitals at the very foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Obst- und Weinstadt Grünberg i. Schl. Alt Grünberg-Motiv an der Hospitalstraße. 75 OFFSETDRUCK GEBR. PARCUS MÜNCHEN. |
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Grünberg in Lower Silesia — today Zielona Góra in Poland — was a notable wine-producing town, unusual for that latitude, and its local Notgeld issues reflect a municipality with enough civic pride to commission quality work rather than the cheapest available printer. Gebrüder Parcus in Munich was a reputable house responsible for a significant share of Bavaria's higher-end Notgeld production during the 1918–1922 emergency currency period, and their work is generally distinguishable from the cruder lithography common to smaller printers.
Grünberg issued multiple Notgeld denominations across that period, with the 75 Pfennig being an odd value that suggests deliberate series-building rather than strict practical necessity.