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25 Pfennig Note, Hochst, Germany, 1917

Object Details

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Description
[[obverse text]]
STADT / HÖCHST / AM MAIN / 1917. / GUTSCHEIN ÜBER / 25 PFENNIG / NO 242809 / DIESER GUTSCHEIN WIRD VON ALLEN STÄDTISCHEN KASSEN IN / ZAHLUNG GENOMMEN. ER VERLIERT SEINE GÜLTIGKEIT EINEIN / MONAT NACH AUFKÜNDIGUNG IM HÖCHSTER KREISBLATT. DIE / STADTGEMEINDE HÖCHST A.M.[[am Main]] HAFTET FÜR DIE EINLÖSUNG. / DER MAGISTRAT / OBERBÜRGERMEISTER / [[signature]] / HÖCHST A. MAIN. / DEN 1. JUNI 1917. / [[translation]]
CITY OF HÖCHST AT THE MAIN [[river]] 1917. / VOUCHER WORTH 25 PFENNIG / No 242809 / THIS VOUCHER IS ACCEPTED IN PAYMENT BY ALL MUNICIPAL BANKS. / IT LOSES ITS VALIDITY ONE MONTH AFTER NOTICE OF TERMINATION IN THE HÖCHST DISTRICT PAPER. / THE TOWNSHIP OF HÖCHST AT THE MAIN [[river]] IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REDEMPTION. / THE MAGISTRATE / SENIOR MAYOR / [[signature]] / HÖCHST AT THE MAIN [[river]]. / THE 1ST OF JUNE 1917. [[/translation]]
[[reverse text]]
25 / 25 / [[background text pattern]] STADT / HÖCHST A.M.[[am Main]] / 1912 [[/background text pattern]] / [[translation]] 25 / 25 / [[background text pattern]] CITY OF HÖCHST AT THE MAIN [[river]] 1912 [[/background text pattern]] [[/translation]]
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1917
date on object
1917-06-01
Credit Line
Catherine Bullowa
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5.8 cm x 10 cm x .01 cm; 2 9/32 in x 3 15/16 in x in
Object Name
note
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