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10 Kopiejek Magistrat Miasta Częstochowy
| Issuer | Magistrat Miasta Częstochowy (Municipality of Częstochowa) |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned note with a dashed border frame in violet. At upper centre, the issuer's name is printed in Gothic-style lettering; below, a serial number in red precedes the denomination spelled out in full: DZIESIĘĆ KOPIEJEK. To the left, a circular vignette bears the municipal coat of arms of Częstochowa — a shield with towers and an eagle — set against a lightly printed architectural background. At lower right, the large numeral 10 is printed in bold red. Three manuscript signatures appear in the lower centre area, each accompanied by a printed title designation. |
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| Reverse lettering | Dziesięć Kopiejek FAŁSZOWANIE BONÓW I ROZ-POWSZECHNIANIE FAŁSZYWYCH KARANE BĘDZIE WEDŁUG PRAW PAŃSTWOWYCH 1916. |
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During the German occupation of Russian Poland in World War One, the collapse of normal currency supply pushed hundreds of Polish municipalities into issuing their own emergency small-change notes — the Germans called the phenomenon Notgeld, though Polish issues of this type are more precisely termed bilet miejscowy. Częstochowa's magistrat was among the more prolific local issuers, and the choice to print locally through T. Kohn i Coekstein rather than commission a Warsaw or Łódź printer reflects both the logistical constraints of 1916 and the urgency of filling the coin vacuum left by metal hoarding.
The 10 kopiejek denomination targets the smallest everyday transactions, where the shortage bit hardest.