**Item Specifics:** - **Issuer:** City of Lyck, East Prussia (Now Ełk, Poland) - **Denominations Included:** 5 Pfennig, 10 Pfennig, 25 Pfennig, 50 Pfennig (4-Note Complete Set) - **Date of Issue:** October 1, 1920 - **Classification:** Historical Plebiscite Notgeld / Serienscheine (Mehl 849.1)
**Description:** Up for sale is a complete 4-note historical emergency Notgeld banknote set issued by the City of Lyck (Masurens Hauptstadt) in East Prussia, explicitly commemorating the July 11, 1920 East Prussian border vote.
**Condition Breakdown:** - **5 Pfennig & 25 Pfennig:** has crisp paper and sharp edges. - **50 Pfennig:** has a couple of honest handling folds. - **10 Pfennig:** has old tape residue present along the reverse left border area as shown.
The reverse features a beautifully detailed panoramic view of the town over the water with Masurian patriotic verse. A wonderful, affordable starter set for collectors of German Weimar Republic emergency money, WWI border changes, or Polish regional history. Please review the high-resolution photos of both faces to verify the exact condition of each note before purchasing.