Catalog
75 Pfennig
| Issuer | Sparkasse der Stadt Doberan |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The left panel bears the municipal coat of arms of Bad Doberan in a bold woodcut-style vignette, showing a stag leaping above a swan, surmounted by a mural crown, with ornate foliate scrollwork framing the shield; the town name BAD DOBERAN appears in a red banner at the top of the panel, and the account number Konto D with a serial number is printed below. The right panel carries the issuing authority text in Gothic script, naming the Sparkasse der Stadt Doberan in Mecklenburg and its obligation to pay the bearer, with the denomination Fünf und siebzig Pfennig rendered in large decorative lettering within a cartouche. Signatures of the Stadtkasse authorising officer appear at the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 75 / Pf / DOBERAN ALTE CISTERCIENSER KIRCHE / D.R.G.M. 793679 |
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Doberan — now Bad Doberan, a small spa town in Mecklenburg — issued this Notgeld through its municipal savings bank during the hyperinflationary emergency of the early 1920s, when the Reichsbank's collapse in purchasing credibility forced thousands of German towns to print their own fractional currency just to make change. Flemming & Wiskott in Glogau were among the more prolific Notgeld printers of the period, supplying dozens of small municipalities across northern Germany with competently produced small-denomination notes.
The 276.4a-3/6 reference within the DeNG catalogue suggests this is one of several known varieties in the series — collectors should verify the specific signature and date combination carefully, as Doberan issues appear across multiple catalogue sub-listings with minor but documented typographic differences.