1 Mark, Gemeinde Steinfeld (Oldenburg), 1921

This copy

Accession

OM-00533

Series year

1921

Actually issued

1921

Signatures

This issue carries no bank manager or cashier signature.

Grade

AU (IBNS)

Estimated from the archival scan. Folds, soiling and edge condition are visible at this resolution; paper crispness, pinholes, small repairs and pressing are not.

Estimated value

$8 indicative

Category benchmark scaled for grade — an order of magnitude, not an appraisal. Priced 2026-10-03.

Dimensions

80.8 × 61.9 mm (±2.1, from the scan)

Themes

NotgeldSerienscheinOldenburgCoat of armsWeimar Republic

The type

Type

1 Mark, Gemeinde Steinfeld (Oldenburg), 1921

Printer

Not established

Rarity

common

Symbology

Combined coat of arms

The quartered shield carries symbols of the constituent communities within Steinfeld's municipal area.

Town skyline with windmill

The agricultural character of the Oldenburg flatlands.

What was happening

Steinfeld is a municipality in the Landkreis Vechta in the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (today Lower Saxony). The front carries the combined coat of arms of Steinfeld with the symbols of the constituent communities — heart, castle, crescent and star, tree, lion, waves — and a skyline silhouette with a windmill. The red border is distinctive.

Valid until 30 November 1921. Signed by P. Sibriel and E. Fellgard, the Gemeinde-Vorstand (municipal board).

This account belongs to the type, not this copy — it is shared by every 1 Mark, Gemeinde Steinfeld (Oldenburg), 1921 in the collection.