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50 Pfennigs

50 Pfennigs - obverse50 Pfennigs - reverse

Obverse © Coinman48 (CC0)

Features

Issuer Cities of Bremerhaven, Lehe and Geestemünde (Federal state of Bremen)
Period Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type Local banknotes
Year 1921
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Papier
Size 88 × 60 mm
Shape Prostokątny
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
216678
References DeNG 2# 184.1b
Hans-Ludwig Grabowski, Manfred Mehl; 2009. Deutsches Notgeld / Band 2. Deutsche Serienscheine von 1918-1922 (L - Z). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

Obverse

(en) An older man smoking a pipe with a nautical scene behind.
We can assume he is a seasoned fisherman.

Lettering: wat sind heut fofftig penn?

Reverse

(en) Nautical scene

Printer

H.M. Hauschild Verlag, Brema, Germany

Comments

(en) Valid in cities of Bremerhaven, Geestemünde and/or Lehe.

Perhaps the reason for the reflective and rhetorical question is due to the post-ww1 hyperinflation Germany was experiencing 1921 and thereafter.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1921-May  (en) Series A 8%
1921-May  (en) Series B 8%
1921-May  (en) Series C 16%
1921-May  (en) Series D 10%
1921-May  (en) Series E 2.0%
1921-May  (en) Series F 8%
1921-May  (en) Series G 14%
1921-May  (en) Series H 8%
1921-May  (en) Series I 10%
1921-May  (en) Series J 0%
1921-May  (en) Series K 20%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this banknote. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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