State: Germany, Weimar Republic
Issuer: Altenburg (city)
Location of issue: Altenburg (city, Saxe-Altenburg)
Date of issue: 1921 AD.,
Value: 50 Pfennig (Skatgeld)
Size: 97 x 69 mm
Material: yellowish handmade paper
Watermark: -
Serial : -
Serial no. : -
Signature: Achilles (1)
Printer: Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik, vorm. Schneider & Co., designer: Otto Pech (signature: “Pix“),
Obv.: / / / …. , Herzbube (Skatkarte).
Rev.: / / / …. , die Roten Spitzen.
References: Grabowski/Mehl 21.2-4/7 .
Altenburg is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Leipzig, 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of Dresden and 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region between Gera, Zwickau and Chemnitz with more than 1 million inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of 33,000. Today, the city and its rural county is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region.
Under Frederick Barbarossa much building took place, especially in the market area, and the town grew rapidly. A priory of canons regular was founded and the parish church was finished in 1172. The twin towers of the 12th century Augustinian monastery (Rote Spitzen) are still preserved. A town wall with 5 gates was constructed at the end of the 12th century. St. Mary's Monastery (Augustinians) is a former monastery on a hill east of the center. It was founded during the 12th century and abandoned in 1543. Only the two Romanesque towers and some walls remain, being the city's landmark called "Rote Spitzen" (red spires).
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altenburg
Der Skat (Kartenspiel für drei Spieler) wurde Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts in der ostthüringischen Residenzstadt Altenburg erfunden. Aus dem "Schafkopf", dem "L'hombre", dem "Solo" und dem "Tarock" entstand in den Jahren 1810 bis 1817 das Skatspiel. https://www.lvz.de/Region/Altenburg/Altenburgs-Skatmaler-hat-seiner-Heimat-viel-geschenkt
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