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75 Pfennig Silhouette Series
| Issuer | Stadt Berga (Elster), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 75 Pfennigs (75 Pfennige) (0.75) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gültig bis 1 Monat nach öffentlicher Bekanntmachung. 75 Pfg. 75 Pfg. Gutschein der Stadt Berga (Elster) 1. Oktober 1921. Der Stadtgemeindevorstand. Bürgermeister. Otto Henning A.-G., Greiz. |
| Reverse description | The entire reverse is composed as a single wide silhouette vignette in black against a two-panel green ground, illustrating the local legend of the 'White Lady of Schloss Berga': a luminous white female figure stands centrally in an open doorway holding a ring of keys, while groups of black-silhouetted figures — men, women, and a small child — recoil in fright to either side. The denomination '75 Pfennig' appears in bold numerals and lettering in the left and right green fields, with vertical Gothic inscriptions 'Schloß Berga' and 'Berga an der Elster' along the lateral borders. Two lines of rhyming Gothic verse frame the scene above and below, referencing the apparition's ominous portent. |
| Reverse lettering | Erscheint die weiße Frau im Schloß, ist das Entsetzen riesengroß. 75 Pfennig 75 Pfennig Schloß Berga Berga an der Elster Denn sicher stirbt dann irgendwer, wie man erzählt von altersher. |
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