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10 Pfennigs
| Issuer | Stadtmagistrat Traunstein |
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| Size | 92 x 52 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue guilloche underprint on buff paper, with an ornate oval frame enclosing a central cartouche bearing the bold denomination "Zehn Pfg." flanked by two rosette medallions. The inscription "Städtische" appears above and "Geldnote" below the cartouche, with "Stadtmagistrat" at lower left and "Traunstein" at lower right. A serial number is printed in the upper right corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | Städtische Zehn Pfg. Geldnote Stadtmagistrat Traunstein |
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Traunstein's municipal authority issued notgeld like this during the severe coin shortages that gripped Germany from 1916 onward, when the public hoarded metal and small change essentially vanished from circulation. Stadtmagistrat issues — town magistrate offices rather than commercial or savings banks — tend to be among the more administratively plain of the German notgeld producers, relying on an official stamp as the sole security measure rather than serial numbers or signatures.
The stamp is the authentication. Without it, the note had no standing.