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[[obverse text]]
STADT-AKEN/ELBE / DIESER GUTSCHEIN VERLIERT SEINE GÜLTIGKEIT 3 MONATE NACH BEKANNTMACHUNG.

 [[Translation: THIS VOUCHER LOSES ITS VALIDITY 3 MONTHS AFTER NOTICE.]] / 

[[CROSS]] SIGNETVM [[translation: Signete]] BVRGENSIVM VRBIS [[translation: city]] AQVENSIS FIDELIS[[translation: true]] FILIAE  ECCLESIAE [[translation: becomes]] MAGDEBURGENSIS / AKEN, I.OKTOBER 1921. DER MAGISTRAT: DR. STILLIUG / NO 610785 / RATSDRUCKEREI R. DULCE, KÜNSTLERDRUCK, GLAUCHAU(SACHE.)]]

[[reverse text]]
50 / FÜNFZIG PFENNIG / 50 / EKR[[SYMBOL ALT 0220]]GER / 2 / 50 / SCHWER BELADEN DURCHFURCHT DER SCHLEPPZUG DIE AUBEN DER ELBE HINTEN AM STEUER DER MANN GRÜßT SCHON DIE HEIMAT VON FERN, GÜTER FÜHRT ER HERAN, VON FREMDEN GESTADEN GELIEFERT, ELBER DAS KÖSTLICHSTE GUT BLEIBT IHM DIE HEIMAT DOCH STETS

 [[GOOGLE TRANSLATION: HEAVY LOADING, BROUGHT UP, THE TOW, THE OUTSIDE ELBE REAR AT THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE MAN GRUB SCHON THE HOME FROM DISTANCE, GOOD HEADS UP, DELIVERED BY STRANGERS, ELBER THE MOST DELICIOUS GOOD, THE HOME IS DODJET.]] / 50 / ACE 175975

Transcription Notes:
[[obverse image]] Border. Thick orange rule on all sides, within which is a thick cross hatch (simple line) on light green on left, bottom, and right. In upper left and right corners, mirrored vine and flower symbols in orange on a green background. In the lower left and right corners, square flower symbol in orange on a green background. In the center of the hatched bottom area, a diamond (square on side) flower symbol in a square in orange. Center. Seal of the town Aken. Below the image, there is a stamped number. In the bottom margin between the border and edge of the page, is where [[?? RESSATUCKEREI R. DULCE, KUNSTLERDRUCK, BLAPCHAU (SATIS.)]] is printed, in a lighter green/black ink. [[reverse image]] Border. Thick GREEN rule on all sides, within which is: (a) each corner has "50" green on orange, (b) top center is title Pfennig in black on orange. (c) right and left sides have green vine design on orange. (d) bottom center has description of image in black on orange. Image. Bottom left is name of artist. Bottom right is printed "2". Image is a wide, calm river with sandy shores and green bushes and trees. There are seven boats on the river, heading to a large industrial city (smokestacks, cathedrals) up river. The river bends to the left. The boats seem to be motorized in some way--only two have distinguishable masts. The boats are long and open. The boat in the center of the image has a man at the back by the rudder.