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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadtrat Ansbach (City Council of Ansbach) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 90 × 60 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green note printed in black, issued as a Jubiläums-Notgeld to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Ansbach (1221–1921). The denomination '25 PFENNIG' appears in large bold Gothic numerals at upper left, below which the municipal coat of arms — a shield bearing three fish on wavy diagonal stripes — is printed with the commemorative years '1221' and '1921' flanking it. To the right, the Gothic text reads 'JUBILÄUMS-NOTGELD DER KREISHAUPTSTADT ANSBACH', with a red-stamped serial number and the validity clause 'NUR MIT DER AMTL. NUMMER GILTIG BIS AUF WIDERRUF'. The issue date 'STADTRAT 12.8.21' and a facsimile signature with the legend 'RECHTSK. 1. BÜRGERMEISTER' appear at lower right; the designer's name 'WILLY FLACH' is inscribed in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Green note printed in black, entirely occupied by a silhouette-style vignette in the Art Nouveau manner signed by Willy Flach. The scene depicts a huntsman in period costume holding a tall ceremonial staff, accompanied by three hounds in a wooded landscape; a second crouching figure appears to the right. The date '1729' is set in the upper right field, referencing a historical episode associated with Ansbach's Margraviate. A decorative border with small geometric ornaments frames the lower edge, within which the legend 'DIE WILDE MARKG..A' is inscribed. |
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Ansbach's 25 Pfennig notgeld from 1921 sits in the later wave of municipal emergency currency, issued well after the acute wartime coin shortage that originally justified such notes. By 1921 the practical necessity had largely passed, but many German city councils continued issuing — and in some cases deliberately beautifying — their notgeld, aware that collectors were absorbing them before they ever reached a cash drawer. Whether Ansbach's issue circulated meaningfully or was printed with one eye on the philatelic market is a fair question.
Willy Flach is a locally documented designer associated with Ansbach's civic printing work in this period, which at least confirms the design wasn't simply bought from a generic stock template — a common shortcut among smaller municipalities.