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Voucher - 5 Bethel-Euro
| Issuer | v. Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted vignette of the main entrance canopy of Krankenhaus Gilead I, Bielefeld-Bethel, with figures visible beneath the covered walkway. The Bethel institutional logo appears upper right alongside the 'Warengutschein' inscription and redemption text. Denomination '5' in large numerals at lower right, with vertical legend 'fünf Bethel-Euro' along the left margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The v. Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel is a large Protestant welfare institution in Bielefeld, Germany, operating since 1867 primarily as a residential and care community for people with epilepsy and other disabilities. Bethel-Euro vouchers were introduced alongside Germany's transition to the euro in 2002 as a continuation of the facility's long-running internal currency system — a practice that dates back to the late nineteenth century and was designed to keep spending within the community's own network of workshops, shops, and services.
The watermark is a meaningful security investment for what is, functionally, a social welfare scrip rather than a state instrument.