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1 Mark Sparkasse
| Issuer | Die Städtische Sparkasse Schneidemühl |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue and black on cream paper, framed by a decorative Art Nouveau border with scrollwork and floral motifs. At centre, the municipal coat of arms of Schneidemühl — a shield bearing a leaping stag surmounted by a mural crown — is flanked by two oval denomination cartouches reading '1 M.' on each side. To the left, a text panel in Gothic script instructs payment to the bearer from the holder's account, while the lower left bears the account designation 'Konto B' and a serial number appears at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | STADT SCHNEIDEMÜHL. BRUNNENUNGLÜCK 1893. D.R.G.M. 795679. |
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Schneidemühl — now Piła in northwestern Poland — was a Prussian railway hub whose municipal savings bank issued notgeld when small-change shortages made everyday commerce nearly impossible. Städtische Sparkasse notes from this issuer were strictly local instruments, intended to circulate within the town and redeemed through the issuer rather than cleared through the Reichsbank.
Flemming & Wiskott in Glogau handled a large volume of municipal notgeld contracts across Silesia and Posen during this period, which means their press quality is generally reliable but the designs themselves are rarely distinctive.