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| Issuer | Gemeinde Viechtwang (Municipality of Viechtwang) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Pink-toned notgeld note with a decorative twig-and-branch border enclosing the issuer name 'Gemeinde Viechtwang' in large Gothic script across the upper left. A text block in the centre states the redemption obligation dated 6 April 1920, with the denomination numeral '80' appearing at upper right and lower right corners. To the right, an oval vignette encloses a woodcut-style view of Ruine Scharnstein castle amid conifers, captioned 'RUINE SCHARNSTEIN' along the oval frame; three manuscript signatures of municipal officials appear below the text block. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gemeinde Viechtwang DIE GEMEINDE VIECHTWANG GIBT LAUT G.R.B. VOM 6. APRIL 1920 GUTSCHEINE BIS ZU EINEM BETRAGE VON 50,000 K. AUS UND VERPFLICHTET SICH DIESE SCHEINE BIS 31. MÄRZ 1921 GEGEN GESETZLICHES GELD EINZULÖSEN. DER VIZEBÜRGERMEISTER: DER BÜRGERMEISTER: DER VIZEBÜRGERMEISTER: RUINE SCHARNSTEIN 80 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large landscape vignette in brown-black letterpress over a pink ground, showing a panoramic view of Burg Schärnstein castle complex set against an Alpine mountain backdrop, with a flowering plant motif along the left margin. The denomination numeral '80' appears at upper left within the decorative ruled border. The inscription 'Burg' is set in Gothic script in a ruled panel at the top centre, while 'SCHÄRNSTAIN' and the founding date '1204' are rendered in ornamental lettering at the lower centre of the vignette. |
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