1 Mark

1 Mark - obverse1 Mark - reverse

© ALAMIR

Features

Issuer City of Langenschwalbach (Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau)
Period Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type Local banknote
Year 1920
Value 1 Mark
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Paper
Size 100 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 31 March 1922
Number
N#
235268
References DeNG 1/2# 0771.2
Hans-Ludwig Grabowski, Manfred Mehl, Arnold Keller; 2003. Deutsches Notgeld / Band 1-2. Deutsche Serienscheine von 1918-1922. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.

Obverse

Coat of arms of Langenschwalbach to left and right.
Denomination in circles in bottom left and right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Bad Langenschwalbach i. Taunus
Nr. [Serialnumber]
Gutschein über eine Mark
Dieser Gutschein wird nur bis zum 31. März 1922 mit 1M. an der Stadtkasse in Langenschwalbach eingelöst.
Langenschwalbach, den 1. Dezember 1920
Der Magistrat: [Signature]

Translation:
Bad Langenschwalbach in the Taunus
Number [Serialnumber]
Voucher of one Mark
This voucher will be exchanged for 1 Mark only until the 31st of March 1922 with the town treasury in Langenschwalbach.
Langenschwalbach, the 1st of December 1920
The magistrate: [Signature]

Reverse

Bog covered and dripping woman leaving bog bath to left.
Woman holding one and surrounded by four children to right.
Denomination in center.
Stork holding baby in its beak at bottom.
Heart at bottom left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Bad Langenschwalbach i. Taunus
Moor-Bad Kohlensäure-Bad Stahl-Bad
Entsteigest Du des Moores Grund So, wirst Du ganz und gar gesund!
Durch Moor und Stahl Erhältst Du Kinder ohne Zahl!
Herzbad Frauenbad

Translation:
Bad Langenschwalbach in the Taunus
Bog Spa Carbonic Acid Spa Steel Spa
When you emerge from the bog's bottom you will become healthy throughout!
Through bog and steel you will receive unlimited children!
Heart Spa Woman's Spa

Comments

(Bad) Langenschwalbach is named Bad Schwalbach since 1927.

Langenschwalbach is a Bad - a spa town, thus the central depictions of the town's spas and the supposed healthy effects they grant, particularly increased fertility.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1920-Dec-01 

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