50 Pfennig Böttger Series

50 Pfennig (Böttger Series) - obverse50 Pfennig (Böttger Series) - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Schleiz (Thuringia) (Federal state of Thuringia)
Period Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type Local banknote
Year 1921
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Paper
Size 90 × 60 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
212442
References DeNG 1/2# 1180.1-2/8
Hans-Ludwig Grabowski, Manfred Mehl, Arnold Keller; 2003. Deutsches Notgeld / Band 1-2. Deutsche Serienscheine von 1918-1922. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.

Commemorative issue

Böttger Series

Series: Schleiz: Böttger Series

Obverse

City coat of arms

Lettering:
Fünfzig Pfennig
Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit 1 Monat n. Bekanntmachung.
Schleiz, den 1.12.1921
Der Stadtgemeindevorst.

Translation:
Fifty pfennigs
This voucher expires 1 month after publication.
Schleiz, December 1st, 1921
The community leader

Reverse

Johann Friedrich Böttger

Lettering:
Notgeld der Stadt Schleiz
Johann Friedrich Böttger geb. 1682 zu Schleiz
Der Apothekerlehrling Böttger kommt beim Versuche Gold zu machen beinahe um sein Leben.

Translation:
Notgeld from the city of Schleiz
Johann Friedrich Böttger born 1682 in Schleiz
Böttger, an apprentice pharmacist, almost lost his life trying to make gold.

Watermark

No watermarks

Comments

Johann Friedrich Böttger was a German alchemist, chemist and inventor.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1921-Dec-01  $ 2.10

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