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1 Mark
| Issuer | Kreissparkasse Hofgeismar |
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| Value | 1 Mark |
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| Obverse description | Notgeld issued by Kreis Hofgeismar, printed in a two-colour scheme of ochre and dark brown. The header bears the issuer name 'Kreis Hofgeismar' in Gothic lettering within a decorative border. To the left, a vignette of a waterside mill building with a sailing vessel; to the right, a vignette of a half-timbered house under a crescent moon. The central panel carries the denomination numeral '1' over 'Mark' set against a guilloche underprint, flanked by ruled lines below; the left panel bears the payment text in Gothic script, while the right panel shows the account and serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | Kreis Hofgeismar Die Kreissparkasse zahle gegen diesen Scheck aus meinem Guthaben an den Inhaber Eine Mark 1 Mark Konto O Nummer GEBR. GOTTHELFT, CASSEL |
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Kreissparkasse Hofgeismar was a district savings bank in the Kassel region of Hesse-Nassau, and like hundreds of similar institutions across Germany, it issued emergency paper money — Notgeld — during the acute coin shortage that followed the outbreak of war in 1914. These small-denomination notes filled the gap left by hoarded silver and copper, circulating locally at the district level rather than through any national banking channel.
Gebrüder Gotthelft was a well-established Kassel printing house responsible for a substantial portion of Hessian Notgeld output during this period. The DeNG suffix variants (.3-4/5) indicate minor typographic or serial differences within the same basic issue — a cataloguing detail worth attention when distinguishing between otherwise near-identical pieces.