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75 Pfennigs
| Issuer | Stadt Cleve (City of Kleve) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 75 Pfennigs (75 Pfennige) (0.75) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and black on cream paper within a decorative border of floral and trefoil motifs, the obverse centres the large numeral '75' above the municipal coat of arms of Cleve — a red shield bearing three trefoil crosses over a smaller white escutcheon. The issuing authority 'Gutschein der Stadt' and the city name with date 'Cleve i.J. 1921' are inscribed above and below the arms respectively, with the facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister beneath. Validity and redemption clauses appear in the lower portion in Gothic letterpress, with 'Cleve' repeated at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Stadt 75 Cleve i.J. 1921 Der Bürgermeister Gültig bis 1 Monat nach Aufkündigung Wird bei allen städtisch. Kassen eingelöst Cleve |
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Kleve's 1921 Notgeld emission belongs to the dense wave of municipal emergency currency that flooded Germany as coin disappeared from circulation during the postwar economic dislocation. Louis Koch of Halberstadt was a workhorse printer for small-town Notgeld commissions across this period, turning around short runs quickly and cheaply for dozens of municipalities simultaneously.
The 75-Pfennig denomination is slightly unusual — most series leaned on round figures — suggesting Kleve's issue committee was calibrating denominations against specific local pricing needs rather than following a template.