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2 Marki - Poznań
| Issuer | Magistrat Miasta Poznania (City Council of Poznań) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Mark (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note on white paper, with the municipal authority text reading MIASTO POZNAŃ odpowiada za wartość tego biletu (City of Poznań is responsible for the value of this note) across the upper portion. The central field states the denomination 2 MARKI / DWIE / 2 MARKI in bold letterpress, flanked by the serial number and letter prefix. The lower portion carries the issue date Poznań, dnia 4 listopada 1919 and the issuing authority MAGISTRAT, with a decorative star ornament. |
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| Reverse description | Plain typeset reverse on white paper, with the denomination POZNAŃ 2 MARKI printed at the upper and lower margins. The central text block contains the anti-counterfeiting warning in Polish, set in letterpress across multiple lines, stating that any person who counterfeits, falsifies, or knowingly circulates falsified notes of the City of Poznań is subject to a severe prison sentence. |
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Poznań was only weeks clear of German administration when this note appeared — the city transferred to Polish control in February 1919 following the Greater Poland Uprising, and the municipal council was issuing emergency scrip almost immediately to address a severe shortage of small-denomination currency. Berlin's withdrawal had left local commerce effectively stranded.
Magistrat-issued notgeld of this type was meant as a stopgap until Warsaw could supply proper state currency, which took considerably longer than anticipated.