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50 pfennig

City of Oberglogau · Germany · 1921

Front of the 50 pfennig note from City of Oberglogau
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Back of the 50 pfennig note from City of Oberglogau
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Serienschein Notgeld issued by the town of Oberglogau in Upper Silesia (now Głogówek, Poland), dated 1 July 1921 and valid until 31 December 1922, with the town arms of grapes and hooks on the front. The back marks the Upper Silesian plebiscite of 20 March 1921, showing a man caught in a spider's web beneath a spider labelled 'Oppersdorf', with the slogans 'Gleiches Recht für Alle!' and 'Trau, schau, wem!'.

Ref
2599
Country
Germany
Issuer
City of Oberglogau
Denomination
50 pfennig
Catalogue number
–
Date
1921 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£0.65 to £1.48 · price guide: Numista prices for German series Notgeld of 1920–21 (typically $0.87–2)
Grade
UNC (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
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