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75 Pfennigs
| Issuer | Stadt Jena (Universitätsstadt Jena), Thuringia |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Blue and yellow letterpress Notgeld note with a large starburst vignette at centre enclosing a yellow circular underprint with a spread eagle; the bold black numeral '75' and Pfennig symbol overprint the medallion. Title inscription in Gothic blackletter across the upper field; date 'Jena, 1. Mai – 1921' at foot, with validity clause at lower left and two facsimile signatures at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Notgeld der Universitätsstadt Jena DIE GÜLTIGKEIT ERLISCHT 3 MONATE NACH ÖFFENTLICHEM AUFRUF JENA, 1. MAI – 1921 DER GEMEINDEVORSTAND OBERBÜRGERMEISTER DER GEMEINDERAT: – VORSITZENDER – Ant. Kämpfe – Jena. |
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Jena's 1921 Notgeld issues were among the more self-consciously designed of the Thuringian municipal series, a period when towns competed openly for collector interest — the secondary market for attractive Notgeld was already well established by 1921, and municipalities knew it. Ant. Kämpfe was a local Jena printing firm, not one of the major specialist houses, which gives the production a distinctly regional character.
The "Universitätsstadt" designation mattered to the issuing authority — Jena had held university status since 1558, and the title was used deliberately on official documents.