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75 Pfennig Economics Series - C
| 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 lettering | Gutschein über 75 Was das Schicksal uns zerbrach, neu erstehe nach und nach -- Traget Steine zu dem Bau, deutscher Mann und deutsche Frau -- Kahla S.-A. den 15. Okt. 1921. Bürgermstr. Stadtvat. Verfalltag 31. Dez. 1921. J. A. Himmer-Augsburg |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black and grey-blue on a cream ground with a floral underprint and the denomination '75' as a large watermark-style background numeral. Within a plain rectangular frame set inside the scalloped border, five concentric-circle diagrams illustrate the inflation of banknote circulation from 1913 to 1920 for the Bank von Spanien, Schweizerische National-Bank, Niederländische Bank, Bank von England, and Bank von Frankreich, while a much larger sixth diagram at the foot represents the Deutsche Reichsbank, each circle labelled with its respective year. The heading and explanatory text are set in roman type. |
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Kahla's 1921 Notgeld series was issued during the hyperinflationary spiral that made small-denomination coins effectively worthless as hoarding and metal shortages gutted everyday commerce across Weimar Germany. The "Economics Series" designation reflects a broader trend among Thuringian municipalities to issue thematic sets — collectible by design, deliberately so, as towns quickly recognized that philatelic demand meant a portion of every print run would never return for redemption.
J. P. Himmer of Augsburg handled a substantial volume of Notgeld contracts from municipalities well outside Bavaria, their capacity and color printing quality making them a preferred press for decorative issues.