1921 -German City of Lütjenburg 50 Pfennig

1921 -German City of Lütjenburg 50 Pfennig
CA$8.00

This note is part of the “De Bottermelkskrieg” (The Buttermilk War) series — a six-note 50 Pfennig Notgeld set issued by the town of Lütjenburg (spelled “Lüttenborg” in Low German) around 1921 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
It’s one of the most humorous and collectible Notgeld series ever printed.

🏛️ General Information

  • Issuer: Stadt Lütjenburg (Lüttenborg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

  • Date of Issue: circa 1921

  • Denomination: 50 Pfennig

  • Series: De Bottermelkskrieg (“The Buttermilk War”)

  • Scene Number: 2 – “Der erste Schuß” (“The First Shot”)

  • Artist: W. Kaufmann (signature lower right)

  • Printer: Ad. Frisch & Co., Oldenburg i.O.

🎨 Design and Imagery

The design keeps the comical layout of all notes in this series:

  • Side Panels:

    • Left – A pudgy Danish soldier grinning confidently.

    • Right – A horn-blower sounding the alarm.
      Both appear on every note in the series.

  • Center Scene:

    • Nighttime street scene under a moon.

    • A townsman leans from a window, firing a musket at what he believes is the approaching enemy.

    • The target is humorously revealed to be a cat on a roof — the “first shot” of the imaginary battle!

    • Caption reads “Der erste Schuß” (“The First Shot”).

  • Color Palette: Muted blue, olive green, black, and white lithograph printing — bright yet rustic, in Low German folk-art style.