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25 Pfennig Buchdruckerei J. Reiss
| Issuer | Buchdruckerei J. Reiss Wwe., München |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress Notgeld in green and black on white paper, enclosed within a thin rectangular border. The denomination '25' is set in large bold numerals at upper centre, flanked by 'Pf.' on either side beneath the arched legend 'NOTGELDSCHEIN', with the issuer's name 'J. REISS WWE. / BUCHDRUCKEREI, MÜNCHEN' in block capitals below. The lower register carries a multi-line German text detailing the conditions of validity and redemption, with four-pointed star ornaments marking each corner. |
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| Reverse description | Letterpress vignette in dark green and black, with a dense foliate border of stylised leaves filling the entire field. A central circular cartouche encloses a fine-line landscape view of a neoclassical arcaded building with a multi-arch bridge and river in the foreground, rendered against a light sky. The denomination '25 Pf. 25' appears across the upper margin in decorative script, with 'Notgeld' in bold cursive lettering at the foot of the design. |
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Buchdruckerei J. Reiss Wwe. was a Munich printing house — "Wwe." indicating it was operated by a widow at the time of issue — that produced its own notgeld during the severe small-change shortages that gripped Germany in the early 1920s. A commercial printer issuing its own emergency currency is not unusual for the period, but the self-printed, self-issued arrangement here is about as circular as it gets: the firm was both the authorizing body and the production facility.
Notgeld of this type was rarely redeemed in any formal sense once hyperinflation rendered the face value meaningless within months.