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75 Pfennig
| Issuer | City of Grünberg in Schlesien (Magistrat) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The note is divided into three vertical panels enclosed within a decorative border of stylised vine leaves and grape clusters; the central panel bears the town name 'Grünberg i. Schlesien' in bold Gothic lettering across a yellow header, flanked by large brown denomination numerals '75,' with the municipal coat of arms — a fortified gate surmounted by two red-capped towers with a vine motif — set within a wreath below. The left lateral panel carries a flat lithographic vignette of a textile loom, referencing the local Tuchweberei trade, while the right panel presents a wine barrel alluding to local viticulture, both signed by Georg Schleinitz. Beneath the coat of arms appear the civic motto 'Obst und Wein-Stadt des Ostens,' the validity clause 'Gültig bis 31. Dez. 1921,' and two facsimile signatures of the Magistrat. |
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| Reverse lettering | "Ich trank vor hundert Jahren in Prag mit den Studenten dort Nacht und Tag; Doch mehr zu trinken solch sauren Wein, müßt ich ein geborner Schlesier sein!" 75 Pfg |
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Grünberg in Schlesien — now Zielona Góra in western Poland — was a Prussian wine-producing town whose municipal notgeld issues were among the more regionally self-conscious of the 1921 wave. This 75 Pfennig piece was produced by Ratsdruckerei R. Dulce in Glauchau, Saxony, a small municipal printer that handled notgeld commissions for several German towns during the inflation-era currency shortage. Georg Schleinitz's involvement as designer suggests a deliberate local artistic commission rather than a generic stock layout.
The 75 Pfennig denomination is less common than the paired 25 and 50 Pfennig values typical of municipal sets, hinting at a practical gap in small-change availability specific to 1921 Grünberg.