Hameln Rattenfänger b - 50Pf. 1922 (5) by Peter August Böckstiegel

Two 1922 Hameln 50 Pfennig emergency notes with red and green rat, flower and wheel designs.

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This 1922 print is a Hameln emergency note (Notgeld) for 50 Pfennig, printed by Druckerei Appelhans in Braunschweig, with a green and red floral border and stylized rats. The companion side shows a central figure with raised arms beneath wheel-like motifs and the words 'Fluch des Rattenfängers' (Curse of the Rat Catcher), referencing the Pied Piper legend of Hameln.

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1922

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