75 Pfennig, Neustadt in Holstein, 1921 (harbour)
Gutschein v. Neustadt i. Holstein
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This copy
- Accession
- OM-00928
- Series year
- 1921
- Actually issued
- 1921
- Signatures
- This issue carries no bank manager or cashier signature.
- Grade
- UNC (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
- $10 indicative
Category benchmark scaled for grade — an order of magnitude, not an appraisal. Priced 2026-10-24.
- Dimensions
- 100.7 × 70.9 mm (±0.5, from the scan)
- Themes
- NotgeldSerienscheinSchleswig-HolsteinHarbourTown viewWeimar Republic
The type
- Type
- 75 Pfennig, Neustadt in Holstein, 1921 (harbour)
- Printer
- Not established
- Rarity
- common
Symbology
- "Am Hafen" harbour view
- A view of Neustadt's own Baltic harbour on the Lübeck Bay, captioned "at the harbour".
- Townsfolk-and-landscape scene
- The back shows a local scene of townsfolk and landscape (*Die Burg ...*).
- Validity to 31 July 1921
- The note is stated to be good until 31 July 1921 - emergency money designed from the outset to lapse.
What was happening
Notgeld ("emergency money") began in 1914 out of necessity but by 1920-21 had become a collector craze: towns issued lithographed Serienscheine far beyond any local need and sold them to collectors for real marks. Neustadt in Holstein, a small Baltic harbour town on the Lübeck Bay, used its series to make a patriotic point.
The whole Neustadt set is a Schleswig-Holstein commentary on the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, which under the Treaty of Versailles transferred North Schleswig to Denmark. This 75 Pfennig value is the quieter, scenic note of the group, belonging with [[notgeld-neustadt-holstein-25-pfennig]] (the "Up ewig ungedeelt" / Christian I note), [[notgeld-neustadt-holstein-25-pfennig-patriot]], [[notgeld-neustadt-holstein-25-pfennig-teilung]], [[notgeld-neustadt-holstein-75-pfennig-laboratorium]] and [[notgeld-neustadt-holstein-50-pfennig]].
The front shows a harbour view captioned Am Hafen ("at the harbour"), with the value marked Pf 75 Pf - a portrait of the town's own Baltic port on the Lübeck Bay. The back carries a townsfolk-and-landscape scene (Die Burg ...). It was valid until 31 July 1921 and signed by Bürgermeister Rehr and Stadtverordnetenvorsteher Ehlers.
This account belongs to the type, not this copy — it is shared by every 75 Pfennig, Neustadt in Holstein, 1921 (harbour) in the collection.
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