State: Germany, Weimar Republic
Issuer: Fallersleben (municipality)
Location of issue: Fallersleben (municipality) (Han / Ns)
Date of issue: 1.10.1921 AD.,
Value: 25 Pfennig
Size: 80 x 55 mm
Material: paper , light red brown underprint
Watermark: -
Serial : -
Serial no. : -
Signature: (1)
Printer: Druckerei Appelhans, Braunschweig
Obv.: / / / …. , magistrate´s seal: rampant lion left, oak leaves in fields.
Rev.: / / / …. , depiction of August Heinrich Hoffmann in an oval frame, Fallersleben castle, local district court and church at right.
References: Grabowski/Mehl 360.1-5/7 .
Fallersleben is a district in the City of Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of 11,269 (as of 2010). The village of Fallersleben was first mentioned in 942 under the name of Valareslebo. Fallersleben became a city in 1929, and was incorporated into Wolfsburg in 1972. Before 1972, it belonged to Gifhorn. In 1939, Fallersleben had 2,600 inhabitants.
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August Heinrich Hoffmann, calling himself 'von Fallersleben', after his hometown ; 2 April 1798 – 19 January 1874) was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", its third stanza now being the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs, considered part of the Young Germany movement.
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