Würzburg 50 pfennig emergency currency voucher, c. 1920
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1920
This piece is a historical 50 pfennig emergency currency voucher (Notgeld) issued by the city of Würzburg, Germany, dating to approximately 1920. Produced using the chromolithograph technique on paper, the voucher features a highly decorative, illustrative design typical of the period.
A central rectangular panel depicts a portrait of "Meister Dill," flanked by two circular medallions containing the nominal value text. The composition is finished with intricate, ornamentally designed frames and symbolic regional coats of arms. Below the portrait, the printer's name, Heinrich Schiestl, is inscribed. The text on the voucher explicitly states that it is a voucher from the city of Würzburg, notes its withdrawal conditions via local newspaper announcements, and includes a serial number: 166269.
The physical paper measures 6.3 cm by 9.6 cm, with the printed depiction covering 5.8 cm by 9.0 cm. It serves as a significant artifact reflecting the economic and cultural context of early 20th-century German emergency currency issues.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm x 9.6 cm
- Depiction size
- 5.8 cm x 9.0 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- chromolithograph
- Denomination
- 50 pfennig
- Serial number
- 166269
Design
- Obverse
- Portrait of Meister Dill, regional coats of arms, decorative ornamental frames
- Inscriptions
- Fünfzig Pfennig, Gutschein der Stadt Würzburg, Der Schein wird durch Bekanntmachung in den Würzburger Tageszeitungen eingezogen und nach Fristablauf ungültig, Stadtrat Würzburg, 1. Bürgermeister, Meister Dill
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Heinrich Schiestl
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