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50 Pfennig Leuchtenburg-Wirtschaft
| Issuer | Leuchtenburg-Wirtschaft, Kahla (Thuringia) |
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| Printer | J. P. Himmer (Himmer GmbH Druckerei & Verlag), Augsburg, Germany (1842) |
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| Obverse description | Red and black Notgeld on cream paper, with a central oval vignette in letterpress rendering the Leuchtenburg castle perched atop a wooded hillside against a cloud-filled sky, flanked by large denomination numerals '50' at upper left and right on a red ground. Below the vignette, the text 'Gutschein der Leuchtenburg-Wirtschaft' is set in bold Gothic script alongside a manuscript signature, with a further line reading 'Dieser Schein wird auch bei der Bank f. Thüringen Kahla eingelöst.' The inscription 'SERIE 1, GRUPPE C.' appears at the top margin, and the printer's imprint 'Himmer, Augsburg.' is noted at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Bold red and black design on cream paper, with the inscription 'SERIE 1, GRUPPE C.' at the top margin. The central field, printed in red with black surround, carries a dramatic expressionist vignette of a witch astride a broomstick against a background of leaping flames, the denomination numerals '50' and '0.50' placed at the upper corners. Below the vignette, the legend 'Walpurgisnacht' is set in large Gothic blackletter type, accompanied by the date indication '30. April' flanked by decorative circular devices, with an artist's monogram visible at the lower right. |
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| Signature(s) | Georg Thage |
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