Antique Banknote 1917 Germany WWI Bielefeld 25 Pfennig Smiling Rutabaga Turnip Notgeld
Original price
¥2,200
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Original price
¥2,200
Original price
¥2,200
¥2,200
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¥2,200
Current price
¥2,200
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This historic 1917 World War I emergency banknote (Notgeld) from Bielefeld features a famous satirical illustration of a smiling rutabaga character, mocking the severe "Turnip Winter" food shortages of the era. The striking red and black design offers a fascinating glimpse into German wartime propaganda, civilian morale, and local economic resilience.
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Measures: Approximately 80 x 51 mm
Serial Number: B277212. The lower-left corner displays the official municipal stamp reading "Stadt Bielefeld," paired with a crisp Series B serial number (B277212) indicating the scarcer red-variant printing block
Front: The design showcases a prominent central cartoon caricature of a smiling root vegetable with leafy hair, framed by a dense background of microscopic text listings and a gothic inscription on the left detailing a biting rhyme about surviving on a rutabaga field.
Back: The reverse side features a striking red and black diamond pattern framing a bold central 25 Pfennig denomination, flanked by the official stamps of the Stadt Sparkasse Bielefeld alongside miniature silhouettes illustrating early 20th-century German industrial and municipal life.
Condition: About uncirculated. Shows very minor edgewear.