25 Pfennig Note, Friedland, Germany, 1922

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FRIEDLAND I.M. [[in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] / REUTERGELD / 25 / PF. / [[translation]] FRIEDLAND IN MECKLENBURG - VORPOMMERN / REUTERGELD [[banknotes issued to honour Fritz Reuter]] / 25 PFENNIG

[[reverse text - contains plattdeutsch]]

GAHT AN DE ARBEIT, AN DE NOT / MIT MAUT UN TAUVERSICHT! DE DOD, / DE BRINGT DENN AUST UN GOTTES SEGEN. / HOLLT UT! HOLLT UT! / 25 PFENNIG / H.K. [[artist initials]] / GÜLTIG IM GELDVERKEHR INNERHALB DES STADTGEBIETES / BIS ZUM 31. JANUAR 1922. / RAT DER STADT FRIEDLAND I.M. / [[signatures x3]] / [[translation]] GO AT WORK, AT ADVERSITY / WITH COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE! THE DEATH, / IT BRINGS THEN HARVEST TIME AND GOD'S BLESSING. / STRIKE OUT! STRIKE OUT! [[=hit]] / 25 PFENNIG / H.K. [[artist initials]] / VALID IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1922. / COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIEDLAND IN MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN / [[signatures x3]] /[[/translation]]

Date Made: 1922Date On Object: 1922-01-31

Crowdsourcing: Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteersLocation: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany

Subject: NNC German Notgeld

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Credit Line: Anna Cote

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.NU45859Catalog Number: NU45859Accession Number: 175975

Object Name: notenotgeld

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7.6 cm x 5.6 cm x .01 cm; 3 in x 2 7/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-c266-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1912520

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