50 Pfennigs
Issuer Bütow, City of
Type Local banknotes
Obverse
Castle within circle
Lettering: 50 Die Stadtbank Bütow jahle gegen diesen Scheck aus meinem guthaben an den Inhaber 50 pfennig
Reverse
A knight holding a lance riding past a castle wall. two small panels depicting castle towers to the left/right and upon them is the black cross shield of the Teutonic knights
Lettering: Ritterschloss Bütow. Erhaut von Conrad v. Jungingen 1399
Basic Information
Category
Banknote
Ruler
Weimar Republic (Wikidata)
Demonetization
Yes
Face Value
50 Pfennigs (Numeric: 0.5)
References
DeNG 1/2 #204.2b-1/5
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Paper
Size
90 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
50 Die Stadtbank Bütow jahle gegen diesen Scheck aus meinem guthaben an den Inhaber 50 pfennig
Reverse Lettering
Ritterschloss Bütow. Erhaut von Conrad v. Jungingen 1399
Comments
Bütow castle on the reverse is today called "Zamek krzyżacki" Castle Krzyżacki in Bytow, Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byt%C3%B3w_Castle
Bytow is a town in what was German Pomerania, now Polish territory.
There are 4 variants to this note, regarding Serial number/Konto and the type of paper used.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/variant/85917
