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75 Pfennig History Series
| Issuer | Stadt Zeulenroda (City of Zeulenroda), Thuringia, Germany |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green, orange, and black on cream paper. A broad black horizontal band across the centre carries the denomination numeral '75' in large green figures at left and right, flanking the city arms of Zeulenroda — a crowned lion's head above a crenellated wall set within an ornate gilt cartouche. Above this band, a wavy ribbon bears a four-line German verse in green letterpress; below, a lower panel carries the issuer's name, validity clause, date '31.12.21', and the facsimile signature of the Oberbürgermeister Rossmann. The printer's imprint 'Otto Henning A.G. Greiz' appears in small type beneath the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red and black on cream paper, with a dark arabesque border pattern interspersed with white circular ornaments framing the entire design. A central vignette in grey-black line engraving illustrates townspeople gathered with buckets at a public water point, referencing the historical water shortage overcome by the city twelve years prior. The denomination '75' appears in large red numerals at both left and right flanking the scene, while wavy ribbon banners above and below carry patriotic verse in red letterpress. |
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Zeulenroda's 1921 Notgeld series belongs to the brief window when German municipalities were effectively printing their own money — not as policy, but out of necessity, as coin shortages left towns unable to make change. The "History Series" label suggests these were designed with collector appeal in mind, a deliberate strategy many Thuringian towns adopted after discovering that philatelists and notaphilists would hoard the notes rather than spend them, reducing redemption costs considerably.
Otto Henning A.G. in nearby Greiz handled a substantial volume of regional Notgeld work during this period. Rossmann's signature as Oberbürgermeister gave the notes their legal standing under municipal authority — such issues expired at dates set by the issuing city, not the Reichsbank.