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75 Pfennig Caricature Series
| Issuer | Kahla (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Printer | J. P. Himmer (Himmer GmbH Druckerei & Verlag), Augsburg, Germany (1842) |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue vignette ground dominated by the massive trunk of an oak tree, with scattered gold-yellow leaf or paper fragments drifting across the composition. Two ribbon scrolls on the left carry the denomination and issuer legends, while two further scrolls on the right bear the issue and expiry dates. The denomination numeral '75' appears in each upper corner, each accompanied by a small caricature figure. Two facsimile signature blocks appear at lower right, above the respective office titles, and the serial number is printed in black at the base of the trunk. Printer's imprint 'DRUCK: HIMMER, AUGSBURG.' runs along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUTSCHEIN DER STADT KAHLA ÜBER ¾ MARK AUSGABETAG 1. DEZ. 1921 VERFALLTAG 31. DEZ. 1921 BÜRGERMSTR STADTRAT DRUCK: HIMMER, AUGSBURG. |
| Reverse description | Full-width vignette in deep blue and gold-yellow tones, executed in a bold lithographic style signed 'OLAF' at lower left. On the left, a fully armoured archer in Renaissance dress draws a longbow, while on the right a bound male figure tied to a tree is pierced by multiple arrows. A small rectangular tablet in the lower centre carries the caption legend. This composition forms plate no. 1 of the Caricature Series, its satirical allegory referencing the 'Deutsche Merkur' (German Mercury) theme. |
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