10 Pfennig, Eschershausen in Braunschweig, 1921
Gutschein der Stadt Eschershausen i. Br.
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This copy
- Accession
- OM-00518
- Series year
- 1921
- Signatures
- This issue carries no bank manager or cashier signature.
- Grade
- AU (IBNS)
- Dimensions
- 92.9 × 64.1 mm (±2.1, from the scan)
- Themes
- NotgeldSerienscheinBrunswickWilhelm RaabeLiteraryWeimar Republic
The type
- Type
- 10 Pfennig, Eschershausen in Braunschweig, 1921
- Printer
- Not established
- Rarity
- common
Symbology
- "Wilhelm Raabe's Geburtshaus"
- "Wilhelm Raabe's birthplace." Raabe (1831–1910) was one of Germany's major realist novelists, born in this half-timbered house in Eschershausen. His works include *Der Hungerpastor*, *Abu Telfan*, and *Stopfkuchen*. The house is now a museum and the town's chief heritage landmark.
- Town panorama
- Eschershausen seen from the surrounding hills of the Weserbergland.
- Dragon and serpent scene
- An illustration from Raabe's fiction, with a figure confronting mythical creatures. The quote beneath reads: *"Frei durchgehen! Ist das nicht das größte Wort, das in diesem in Stricken und Banden liegenden Menschenleben gesprochen werden kann?"* — "To walk through freely! Is that not the greatest word that can be spoken in this human life bound in ropes and chains?" From Wilhelm Raabe, *Deutscher Adel* (1880).
What was happening
The 10 Pfennig denomination from Eschershausen. The front shows Wilhelm Raabe's birthplace (a half-timbered house, labelled Wilhelm Raabe's Geburtshaus) alongside a panoramic view of Eschershausen in Braunschweig.
The back depicts a scene from Raabe's works — a man confronting a dragon and serpent — with a quote from Deutscher Adel: "Frei durchgehen… Ist das nicht das größte Wort, das in… und Banden liegenden Menschen… werden kann?"
Issued 1 June 1921, valid until 1 July. Signed by Elsner, with artist monogram F.J.
This account belongs to the type, not this copy — it is shared by every 10 Pfennig, Eschershausen in Braunschweig, 1921 in the collection.
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