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8.4 Goldpfennig / 2 US-Cents
| Issuer | Finanz-Deputation Bremen (Staatshauptkasse) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Size | 100 × 63 mm |
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| Obverse description | Pale green guilloche underprint covers the entire note, with an orange central vignette watermark-style rosette. The upper margin carries the series designation 'Reihe 1' at left and the denomination '8,4 Goldpfennig = 2 Cents.' at right in bold letterpress. The centre bears the title 'Bremer Anteilschein' in large script lettering above the denomination 'über 1/50 DOLLAR (2 Cents)' and the clause text in Gothic script; the issuing authority 'DIE FINANZDEPUTATION' appears above the serial number and two manuscript signatures, with the printer's imprint 'BREMER DRUCKEREI A.G.' at the foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1/50 DOLLAR Für die umstehend verbriefte Schuld und die verwandten Schatzanweisungen haftet der Bremische Staat mit seinen gesamten Einkünften und seinem ganzen Vermögen. Der Bremische Staat behält sich vor, diesen Anteilschein durch amtliche Bekanntmachung mit 14tägiger Frist zu kündigen. Scheine, welche nicht innerhalb dieser Frist umgetauscht sind, verlieren ihre Gültigkeit. |
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Bremen's Finanz-Deputation issued this fractional note at the height of Germany's 1923 hyperinflation, but the denomination itself tells the real story: the dual valuation in Goldpfennig and US cents was a deliberate anchor to stable currency at a moment when the Papiermark was losing value faster than notes could be printed. The Goldpfennig was a notional unit tied to the prewar gold standard, not yet the formal Rentenmark that would stabilize Germany in November of that same year.
The embossed seal was the issuer's primary fraud deterrent — inexpensive to apply, difficult to fake with civilian equipment.